Criminal Law (also known as Criminal Laws, Law, Criminal): 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.

NIH MeSH · D003416Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Criminal Law

Also known asCriminal Laws · Law, Criminal · Laws, Criminal · Criminal Justice · Justice, Criminal

Definition

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.

MeSH classification

  • I01.198.290
  • I01.880.604.583.100

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Common questions about Criminal Law

What does Criminal Law mean in medicine?
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. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Criminal Law known by any other names?
Yes. Criminal Law is also referred to as Criminal Laws, Law, Criminal, Laws, Criminal, Criminal Justice in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Criminal Law sit in the medical classification?
Criminal Law falls under the broader medical category "Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: I01.198.290, I01.880.604.583.100). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D003416) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗