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Crimen

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Lat. Crime, Also an accusation or charge of crime.

Crimen furti. The crime or offense of theft.

Crimen incendii. The crime of burning, which included not only the modem crime of arson, but also the burning of a man, a beast, or other chattel. Britt, c. 9; Crabb, Eng. Law, 308.
—-Crimen innominatnm. The nameless crime; the crime against nature; sodomy or buggery.

Crimen raptus. The crime of rape.

Crimen roberiæ. The offense of robbery.

Flagrans crimen; Locus criminis; Particeps criminis. See those titles.