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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] crimen accusation, reproach, crime; probably akin to Latin cernere to sift, determine; Latin crīmen (genitive: criminis), from the root of Latin cernō = "I [[decide]], I give [[judgement]]" and Greek κρινω = "I judge".  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] crimen accusation, reproach, crime; probably akin to Latin cernere to sift, determine; Latin crīmen (genitive: criminis), from the root of Latin cernō = "I [[decide]], I give [[judgement]]" and Greek κρινω = "I judge".  

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : an [[act]] or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a [[duty]] that is commanded by a [[public]] law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law; especially : a gross violation of [[law]]

*1 : an [[act]] or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a [[duty]] that is commanded by a [[public]] law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law; especially : a gross violation of [[law]]

*3 : criminal activity <efforts to fight crime>

*3 : criminal activity <efforts to fight crime>

*4 : something reprehensible, foolish, or disgraceful <it's a crime to waste good food>

*4 : something reprehensible, foolish, or disgraceful <it's a crime to waste good food>

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Crime''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Crime '''''this link'''''].</center>

 

 

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Crime''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Crime '''''this link'''''].</center>

==Description==

==Description==

'''Crime''' is the breach of rules or [[laws]] for which some [[governing]] [[authority]] (via [[mechanisms]] such as police [[power]]) ultimately prescribes a [[conviction]]. [[Individual]] [[human]] [[societies]] may each define crime and crimes [[differently]]. While every crime violates the [[law]], not every violation of the law counts as a crime; for example: breaches of contract and of other civil law may rank as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offence_(law) offences]" or as "infractions".

'''Crime''' is the breach of rules or [[laws]] for which some [[governing]] [[authority]] (via [[mechanisms]] such as police [[power]]) ultimately prescribes a [[conviction]]. [[Individual]] [[human]] [[societies]] may each define crime and crimes [[differently]]. While every crime violates the [[law]], not every violation of the law counts as a crime; for example: breaches of contract and of other civil law may rank as "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offence_(law) offences]" or as "infractions".

When informal [[relationships]] and sanctions prove insufficient to establish and maintain a [[desired]] social order, a [[government]] or a [[sovereign]] [[state]] may impose more [[formalized]] or stricter [[systems]] of social [[control]]. With institutional and legal [[machinery]] at their disposal, [[agents]] of the State can compel [[populations]] to conform to codes, and can opt to punish or to attempt to reform those who do not conform.

When informal [[relationships]] and sanctions prove insufficient to establish and maintain a [[desired]] social order, a [[government]] or a [[sovereign]] [[state]] may impose more [[formalized]] or stricter [[systems]] of social [[control]]. With institutional and legal [[machinery]] at their disposal, [[agents]] of the State can compel [[populations]] to conform to codes, and can opt to punish or to attempt to reform those who do not conform.

[[Authorities]] employ various mechanisms to regulate (encouraging or discouraging) certain [[behaviors]] in general. Governing or [[administering]] agencies may for example codify rules into [[laws]], police citizens and visitors to ensure that they comply with those laws, and implement other policies and [[practices]] designed to prevent crime. In addition, authorities provide remedies and sanctions, and [[collectively]] these constitute a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_justice criminal justice] system. Legal sanctions vary widely in their severity, they may include (for example) incarceration of temporary [[character]] aimed at reforming the convict. Some jurisdictions have penal codes written to inflict permanent harsh punishments: legal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutilation mutilation], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment capital punishment] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_without_parole life without parole].

[[Authorities]] employ various mechanisms to regulate (encouraging or discouraging) certain [[behaviors]] in general. Governing or [[administering]] agencies may for example codify rules into [[laws]], police citizens and visitors to ensure that they comply with those laws, and implement other policies and [[practices]] designed to prevent crime. In addition, authorities provide remedies and sanctions, and [[collectively]] these constitute a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_justice criminal justice] system. Legal sanctions vary widely in their severity, they may include (for example) incarceration of temporary [[character]] aimed at reforming the convict. Some jurisdictions have penal codes written to inflict permanent harsh punishments: legal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutilation mutilation], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment capital punishment] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_without_parole life without parole].

The label of "crime" and the accompanying social [[stigma]] normally confine their scope to those activities seen as injurious to the general [[population]] or to the [[State]], including some that cause serious loss or damage to [[individuals]]. Those who apply the labels of "crime" or "criminal" intend to assert the [[hegemony]] of a dominant population, or to [[reflect]] a [[consensus]] of condemnation for the identified [[behavior]] and to justify any punishments prescribed by the State (in the event that standard processing tries and convicts an accused person of a crime).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime]

The label of "crime" and the accompanying social [[stigma]] normally confine their scope to those activities seen as injurious to the general [[population]] or to the [[State]], including some that cause serious loss or damage to [[individuals]]. Those who apply the labels of "crime" or "criminal" intend to assert the [[hegemony]] of a dominant population, or to [[reflect]] a [[consensus]] of condemnation for the identified [[behavior]] and to justify any punishments prescribed by the State (in the event that standard processing tries and convicts an accused person of a crime).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime]

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