Criminal Law¶
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2 domain-specific abstractions whose origin domain is Criminal Law.
- Imperfect self-defense — A partial criminal-law doctrine in some jurisdictions that mitigates homicide when a defendant honestly but unreasonably believed deadly force was necessary, without producing a complete acquittal.
- Principle of legality in criminal law — The rule that no one may be convicted or punished for conduct not clearly criminalized by accessible law before the conduct occurred.