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Criminal law

Elements
Actus reus Mens rea Causation Concurrence
Scope of criminalliability
Accessory Accomplice Complicity Corporate Principal Vicarious
Severity of offense
Felony(orIndictable offense) Infraction(also called violation) Misdemeanor(orSummary offense)
Inchoate offenses
Attempt Conspiracy Incitement Solicitation
Offense against the person
Assassination Assault Battery Child abuse Criminal negligence Defamation Domestic violence False imprisonment Frameup Harassment Home invasion Homicide Human trafficking Intimidation Kidnapping Menacing Manslaughter(corporate) Mayhem Murder felony Negligent homicide Robbery Stalking Stabbing Torture
Sexual offenses
Adultery Bigamy Child sexual abuse Cybersex trafficking Fornication Homosexuality Incest Indecent exposure Masturbation Obscenity Prostitution Rape Pederasty Sex trafficking Sexual assault Sexual slavery Voyeurism
Crimes against property
Arson Arms trafficking Blackmail Bribery Burglary Embezzlement Extortion False pretenses Forgery Fraud Gambling Intellectual property violation Larceny Looting Payola Pickpocketing Possessing stolen property Robbery Smuggling Tax evasion Theft Trespass to land Vandalism,Mischief
Crimes against justice
Compounding Malfeasance in office Miscarriage of justice Misprision Obstruction Perjury Perverting the course of justice
Crimes against the public
Apostasy Begging Censorship violation Dueling Genocide Hostage-taking Smuggling Illegal consumption(such as prohibition ofdrugs,alcohol,andsmoking) Miscegenation Piracy Regicide Terrorism Usurpation War crimes
Crimes against animals
Cruelty to animals Poaching Wildlife smuggling Bestiality
Crimes against the state
Lèse-majesté Treason Espionage Secession Sedition Subversion
Defenses to liability
Actual innocence Automatism Consent Defense of property Diminished responsibility Duress Entrapment Ignorantia juris non excusat Infancy Insanity Justification Mistake(of law) Necessity Provocation Self-defense
Other common-law areas
Contracts Defenses Evidence Property Torts Wills,trustsandestates
Portals
Law
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Property damage(sometimes calleddamage to property), is damage or destruction ofrealortangible personal property,caused bynegligence,willfuldestruction, or anact of nature.Destruction of property(sometimes calledproperty destruction,orcriminal damageinEnglandandWales) is a sub-type of property damage that involves damage to property that results from willful misconduct and is punishable as a crime.^[1]

Destruction of property encompassesvandalism(deliberate damage, destruction, or defacement) andarson(destroying property with fire), and similar crimes that involve unlawful infliction of damage to or destruction of personal property or real property.^[2]

References[edit]

^Hörnle, Tatjana; Dubber, Markus D., eds. (2014).The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Law.Oxford, UK: OUP Oxford.ISBN 978-0191654602.
^Wright, Richard; Jacques, Scott (2010).Property Crime: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide.St. Louis, MO: Oxford University Press, USA. p. 11.ISBN 9780199805709.

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