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Crime
Crime refers to many types of misconduct forbidden by law. Crimes
include such things as murder, stealing a car, resisting arrest, possessing or
selling illegal drugs, appearing nude on a public street, drunken driving, and
bank robbery. The list of acts considered crimes is constantly changing. For
example, at one time, people were charged with witchcraft, but this is no longer
illegal. Today, it is becoming a ....
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.... and traffic laws. Crimes in the first group usually involve severe
punishments while crimes in the second group are generally punished by fines,
notices to follow the court's orders, or other relatively light penalties.
Crimes are frequently classified according to their seriousness as
felonies or misdemeanors. Generally, felonies are more serious than
misdemeanors. Under the federal criminal law system, felonies are crimes for
which the puni ....
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