Concept
Common law offence
Concepts associés (16)
Blasphème
vignette|349x349px|Lois pénalisant le blasphème dans le monde : La notion de blasphème désigne à l'origine le fait de « parler mal de quelqu'un, injurier, calomnier » ; elle prend progressivement un sens plus restreint pour ne plus concerner que l'injure appliquée au fait religieux. Ainsi, le dictionnaire Larousse définit le blasphème comme . La difficulté de cette notion tient à la multiplicité de ses définitions au cours du temps et suivant la géographie ; le blasphème peut être vu comme une construction historique à variétés multiples.
Assault
An assault is the illegal act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in criminal prosecution, civil liability, or both. Additionally, assault is a criminal act in which a person intentionally causes fear of physical harm or offensive contact to another person. Assault can be committed with or without a weapon and can range from physical violence to threats of violence.
Larceny
Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft of the personal property of another person or business. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of England into their own law (also statutory law), where in many cases it remains in force. The crime of larceny has been abolished in England, Wales, Ireland, and Northern Ireland, broken up into the specific crimes of burglary, robbery, fraud, theft, and related crimes.
Crime
Le crime désigne la catégorie des infractions les plus graves, catégorie plus ou moins vaste suivant les pays et systèmes juridiques. Le terme provient du latin crimen, qui signifie en latin classique « l’accusation » ou le « chef d’accusation » puis, en bas latin, « faute » ou « souillure ». thumb|Le hors-la-loi canadien Donald Morrison tue le constable spécial Jack Warren en 1888 (gravure publiée en 1892). En anglais courant, le mot « crime » est un faux-ami ; il désigne toutes les infractions à la loi en général, même les plus mineures.
Criminal conspiracy
In criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime at some time in the future. Criminal law in some countries or for some conspiracies may require that at least one overt act be undertaken in furtherance of that agreement, to constitute an offense. There is no limit to the number participating in the conspiracy and, in most countries, the plan itself is the crime, so there is no requirement that any steps have been taken to put the plan into effect (compare attempts which require proximity to the full offense).
Battery (crime)
Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault, which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact. Battery is a specific common law offense, although the term is used more generally to refer to any unlawful offensive physical contact with another person. Battery is defined by American common law as "any unlawful and or unwanted touching of the person of another by the aggressor, or by a substance put in motion by them".