Criminal Law

A branch of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging and trial of suspected persons, and fixes the penalties and modes of treatment applicable to convicted offenders.

Year introduced: 1991(1978)

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Tree Number(s): I01.198.290, I01.880.604.583.100

MeSH Unique ID: D003416

Entry Terms:

• Criminal Laws
• Law, Criminal
• Laws, Criminal
• Criminal Justice
• Justice, Criminal

Previous Indexing:

• Jurisprudence (1966-1977)

See Also:

• Law Enforcement

All MeSH Categories
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Criminology
Criminal Law

All MeSH Categories
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Sociology
Social Control, Formal
Jurisprudence
Criminal Law