A place where justice is administered. A command or mandatory direction of a judge that is made during a case. Also includes a command of the judge that establishes courtroom or administrative procedure. A violation of criminal law. A wrong which the government has determined injurious to the public and prosecutable in a criminal proceeding.
Crime is classified as treason, felony or misdemeanor.
A charge brought before a judicial officer that a person named has committed a specified offense. An accused person charged with committing a crime. No individual can be charged for the same crime if found not guilty during a criminal trial.