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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…
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Cyber Law
Cyberspace Crimes Law…
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Digest
The Legal History of Digest of JustinianThis section provides an overview of Digest of Justinian ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Digest of Justinian in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University […]
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Receiving Stolen Property
Criminal Law: Crimes Against Property Receiving Stolen PropertyIntroduction to Receiving Stolen PropertyBuying or receiving property that is known to have been stolen by another person is a crime. Receiving means to take under control. Stolen property is property that has been take…
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Recognition of Judgments
Private International Law: Recognition of JudgmentsIntroduction to Recognition of JudgmentsIn general international practice, whenever the recognition of foreign laws or of foreign legal acts is specifically prohibited by statute or would result in unconscionable injury or contrave…
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Property Robbery
Criminal Law: Crimes Against Property RobberyIntroduction to Property RobberyRobbery is a form of aggravated larceny. It can be viewed as a combination of assault or battery, plus larceny. All the elements of larceny are required-the trespassing and taking and moving of money or pr…
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Larceny
Criminal Law: Crimes Against Property LarcenyIntroduction to LarcenyThe common law definition of the crime of larceny includes the following elements: (1) The thief must take possession of the property (that is, secure control over the property) from another. (2) The thief must mov…
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False Pretenses
Criminal Law: Crimes Against Property False PretensesIntroduction to False PretensesTheft by false pretenses occurs when a person obtains title to the property of another by knowingly making false representations, either spoken or written, with the intent to defraud the victim. The…
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Forgery
Introduction to ForgeryForgery, in criminal law, fraudulent altering of a written document or seal, with the intent of injuring the interests of another person or of fraudulently obtaining governmental revenue. Forgeries must be executed with such skill or in such circumstances as to be mis…
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Embezzlement
Criminal Law: Crimes Against Property EmbezzlementIntroduction to EmbezzlementIn general, embezzlement occurs when a person who has lawful possession of another's money or property fraudulently converts that money or property. In other words, the wrongdoer, often an employee, t…
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Crimes Against Property
Criminal Law: Crimes Against PropertyIntroduction to Crimes Against PropertyAnother major category of crimes concerns actions that affect another's property-either real or personal. Real property consists of land and structures attached to it, as well as the products of land be…
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Crimes Against the Habitation
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the HabitationIntroduction to Crimes Against the HabitationThe two common law felonies of arson and burglary are crimes against property, but they also often involve physical danger to the victim, and so they may be classified separately from other prop…