Template:Criminal law

Criminal law

Elements
Actus reus Mens rea Causation Concurrence
Scope of criminal liability
Accessory Accomplice Complicity Corporate Principal Vicarious
Severity of offense
Felony (or Indictable offense) Misdemeanor (or Summary offense) Infraction (also called violation)
Inchoate offenses
Attempt Conspiracy Incitement Solicitation
Offenses against the person
Homicide Murder Manslaughter Corporate manslaughter Attempted murder Negligent homicide Assault Battery Mayhem Mutilation Torture Kidnapping False imprisonment Human trafficking Stalking Harassment Intimidation Domestic violence Hate crime
Sexual & moral offences
Rape Sexual assault Child sexual abuse Sex trafficking Sexual slavery Cybersex trafficking Sexual harassment Fornication Adultery Bigamy Incest Indecent exposure Voyeurism Obscenity Groping
Offences against property
Theft / Larceny Robbery Bank robbery Burglary Home invasion Arson Embezzlement Extortion Blackmail Fraud False pretenses Forgery Uttering Possessing stolen property Shoplifting Vandalism Mischief Cybercrime
Offences against public justice
Perjury Perverting the course of justice Contempt of court Bribery Malfeasance in office Misprision of felony Compounding a felony
Offences against public order & state
Treason Sedition Espionage Subversion Lèse-majesté Apostasy Genocide War crimes Piracy Political corruption Insider trading Smuggling Arms trafficking People smuggling Drug offences
Offences against animals
Cruelty to animals Poaching Wildlife smuggling Bestiality
Defences to liability
Actual innocence Self-defense Defense of others Defense of property Necessity Duress Insanity Diminished responsibility Automatism Intoxication Mistake of fact Mistake of law Ignorantia juris non excusat Infancy Entrapment Provocation Consent Statute of limitations Amnesty / Pardon
Portals
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