- criminal damage
- crimi·nal ˈdam·agen [Sach]schaden m (durch Gewalteinwirkung)
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
criminal damage — UK US noun [U] ► UK LAW damage to a person s property that is illegal and is done on purpose: »The jury failed to reach a verdict on a charge of criminal damage. »He admitted a charge of causing criminal damage to farmland and was fined £100. →… … Financial and business terms
criminal damage — UK US noun [uncountable] legal british the crime of damaging someone’s property Thesaurus: crimes involving violence or damage to propertyhyponym general words for crimessynonym … Useful english dictionary
criminal damage — noun uncount BRITISH LEGAL the crime of damaging someone s property … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Criminal damage in English law — A smashed shop window – photographed on 7 May 2005 In English law, causing criminal damage was originally a common law offence. The offence was largely concerned with the protection of dwellings and the food supply, and few sanctions were imposed … Wikipedia
criminal damage — UK / US noun [uncountable] legal British the crime of damaging someone s property … English dictionary
Criminal law consolidation Acts 1861 — The criminal law consolidation Acts 1861 (24 25 Vict. cc. 94 100) were Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. They consolidated provisions from a large number of earlier statutes which were then repealed. Their purpose was to simplify the… … Wikipedia
damage — ▪ I. damage dam‧age 1 [ˈdæmɪdʒ] noun 1. [uncountable] a bad effect on something that makes it weaker or less successful: damage to • The result of this policy will be severe damage to the British economy. 2. [uncountable] physical harm caused to… … Financial and business terms
damage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 harm/injury ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, massive, serious, severe, significant, substantial, untold … Collocations dictionary
Criminal law — For the 1989 film, see Criminal Law (film). Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and… … Wikipedia
Criminal Justice Act 2003 — The Criminal Justice Act 2003[1] (c.44) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a wide ranging measure introduced to modernise many areas of the criminal justice system in England and Wales and, to a lesser extent, in Scotland… … Wikipedia
criminal — crim|i|nal1 W2S3 [ˈkrımınəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: criminel, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen; CRIME] 1.) relating to crime ▪ Experts cannot agree on the causes of criminal behaviour . ▪ I was sure he was involved… … Dictionary of contemporary English