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Descriptor English:   Criminal Law 
Descriptor Spanish:   derecho penal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Direito Penal 
Synonyms English:   Criminal Justice
Criminal Laws
Justice, Criminal
Law, Criminal
Laws, Criminal  
Tree Number:   I01.198.290
I01.880.604.583.100
SP9.120.080.010
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   specify state or country
See Related English:   Law Enforcement
 
History Note English:   91(78); was see under JURISPRUDENCE 1978-90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ED education ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods
OG organization & administration ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
Record Number:   3434 
Unique Identifier:   D003416 

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