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Criminal Law MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Criminal Law
Tree Number(s)
I01.198.290
I01.880.604.583.100
Unique ID
D003416
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003416
Annotation
specify state or country
Scope Note
A branch of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging and trial of suspected persons, and fixes the penalties and modes of treatment applicable to convicted offenders.
Entry Term(s)
Criminal Justice
Previous Indexing
Jurisprudence (1966-1977)
See Also
Law Enforcement
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under JURISPRUDENCE 1978-90
History Note
91(78); was see under JURISPRUDENCE 1978-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/04/22
Revision Date
2002/07/03
Criminal Law Preferred
Criminal Justice Narrower
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