The specific crimes for which a person may go to jail vary by jurisdiction and legal system. Laws differ across countries, states, and regions, and legal consequences can be influenced by factors such as the…
Bail
Bail is money or some form of property that is deposited or pledged to a court, in order to secure the release from custody or jail of a suspect who has been arrested, with the…
Serious Crimes
The word crime is derived from the Latin root cernō, meaning "I decide, I give judgment". Originally the Latin word crīmen meant "charge" or "cry of distress." The Ancient Greek word krima , from which…
Less Serious Crimes
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term "crime" does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition though statutory definitions…