criminal law

crim·i·nal law

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [krim-uh-nl law]
- /ˈkrɪm ə nl lɔ/
- /ˈkrɪmɪnl lɔː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krim-uh-nl law]
- /ˈkrɪm ə nl lɔ/

Definitions of criminal law words

noun criminal law the body of law dealing with the constitution of offences and the punishment of offenders 4
noun criminal law that area of law which deals in any way with crimes and their punishments 4
noun criminal law the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments. 1
noun criminal law law concerning crimes and punishment 1
noun criminal law (law) The area of law pertaining to crime and punishment. 0

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Origin of criminal law

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Criminal law

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Criminal law

criminal law popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

criminal law usage trend in Literature

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