- criminal mischief
- A species of wilful and malicious injury to property made punishable by statutes in most jurisdictions
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
criminal mischief
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criminal mischief — n. The crime of maliciously injuring property. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
criminal mischief — A species of wilful and malicious injury to property made punishable by statutes in most jurisdictions … Black's law dictionary
Mischief — For other uses, see Mischief (disambiguation). H. Brückner, Mischief (1874) Mischief is a vexatious or annoying action, or, conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance. Young children, when they hear of mischief, think of practical… … Wikipedia
mischief — mis|chief [ˈmıstʃıf] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: meschief something bad that happens , from mes ( MIS ) + chief head, end ] 1.) [U] bad behaviour, especially by children, that causes trouble or damage, but no serious harm ▪ Now run… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mischief — In legislative parlance, the word is sometimes used to signify the evil or danger which a statute is intended to cure or avoid. In the phrase malicious mischief, (q.v.) it imports a wanton or reckless injury to persons or property. A person is… … Black's law dictionary
mischief — In legislative parlance, the word is sometimes used to signify the evil or danger which a statute is intended to cure or avoid. In the phrase malicious mischief, (q.v.) it imports a wanton or reckless injury to persons or property. A person is… … Black's law dictionary
mischief — I noun annoyance, criminality, cruelty, damage, damnum, danger, detriment, devilment, deviltry, disservice, evil, evil conduct, fault, foul play, frolicsomeness, harm, harmful action, hurt, ill consequence, impishness, incommodum, infliction,… … Law dictionary
Criminal code section 342 — Criminal Code of Canada Section 342 is stated in part IX which is called Offences against Rights of Property [1]. It deals specifically with Offences Resembling Theft . This criminal code is closely related with how computer crime is defined and… … Wikipedia
mischief — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ criminal (law) … OF MISCHIEF ▪ glint, hint ▪ There was a glint of mischief in her eyes. VERB + MISCHIEF … Collocations dictionary
Criminal law of Singapore — A variety of activities ranging from smoking to carrying durians is banned on Singapore s Mass Rapid Transit system. Although the legal system of Singapore is a common law system, the criminal law of Singapore is largely statutory in nature. The… … Wikipedia
