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TORT & CRIME

The word “Crime” is derived from a Greek word “Krimos”, which means a “Social Order” and it is applied to those acts which go against the social order and are worthy of serious condemnation.

Any act which is forbidden by the criminal law without Just Cause or Excuse is called a Crime.

An act or intent must content a crime.

According to Blackstone, a crime is an act which is committed or omitted in the violation of a public law either by forbidding or commanding it.




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