Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Crime

A violation of the criminal law, i.e., a breach of the conduct code specifically sanctioned by the state, which through its administrative agencies prosecutes offenders and imposes and administers punishments. The concept includes unacceptable actions whether prosecuted or going unpunished.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A violation of the criminal law, i.e., a breach of the conduct code specifically sanctioned by the state, which through its administrative agencies prosecutes offenders and imposes and administers punishments. The concept includes unacceptable actions whether prosecuted or going unpunished.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Crimes
  • Kidnapping
  • Poaching
  • Kidnappings

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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specify geog if pertinent

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68

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Previous Indexing

  • Criminology (1966-1967)

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  1. I01w.198w.240w
  2. I01w.880w.735w.191w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Crime. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003415. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003415
  2. Crime. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime
  3. Crime. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83267