Criminal law: Criminal law is the branch of law that deals with offenses against the state or society, defining and regulating conduct deemed harmful or threatening. It encompasses prosecution, trial, and punishment of individuals found guilty of crimes. See also Law, Laws, Crime, State, Society._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |