Laws
established by the legislature. Laws dictate how we as a society act
in concert to protective ourselves, our families, business and civil
rights. There are two forms of laws criminal and civil (common).
Another form of law is international law which controls how nations
interact with one another.
Crime:
an act or oversight which has the potential to upset
a society and can be prosecuted by public officials
such as the police or sheriff's office. Punishment
is one of the primary distinction between civil and
criminal law. Criminal law. In criminal law
incarceration can result in felony or misdemeanor
charges resulting in imprisonment, heavy fines and
in some severe cases a
Death Penalty. Civil law on the other
hand never results in incarceration or a death
penalty, it is usually the result of a dispute
between two individuals or organizations an always
results in reimbursement of losses to the winning
party.
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