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- noun Attributive form of
criminal law
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Examples
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“Our hands are tied in a case like this,” says criminal-law expert Hans-Ullrich Paeffgen of Bonn University.
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Only one of the 13 blacklisted professors and lecturers, criminal-law authority Faiza al Basha, has dared to show up on campus since Tripoli fell to the rebels in late August.
In Tripoli Blacklist, Fears of Purge to Come Yaroslav Trofimov 2011
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Bills introduced recently in the House and Senate mirror state approaches to paring criminal-law systems.
Criminal Code Tough to Crack John R. Emshwiller 2011
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“Our hands are tied in a case like this,” says criminal-law expert Hans-Ullrich Paeffgen of Bonn University.
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Some lawyers not involved in the case say there is a potential upside to Ms. Diallo's public statements: If she comes across as credible in the public eye, it would put pressure on Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance to prosecute the case, said Alan Dershowitz , a law professor at Harvard and a criminal-law expert.
Strauss-Kahn's Accuser Takes Risk Going Public Ashby Jones 2011
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Deborah Denno, a law professor at Fordham University and a criminal-law expert, speaking generally said, "People lie on asylum applications—they sometimes have a lot of pressing financial incentive to do so."
Cases Often Rest on Shaky Witnesses Dionne Searcey 2011
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Illinois has chopped its bloated criminal code by about a third, updated old laws and added protections for defendants in one of the most ambitious criminal-law reorganizations by a state in recent years.
Criminal Code Tough to Crack John R. Emshwiller 2011
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Lawmakers also created an advisory group to help policy makers evaluate criminal-law questions.
Criminal Code Tough to Crack John R. Emshwiller 2011
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The area's commerce is currently dominated by criminal-law offices and takeout restaurants.
Skyscraper District Opponents Stand Tall Laura Kusisto 2011
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After speaking with criminal-law experts and examining the evidence, the answer, it seems, is not much.
Weak Defense 2010
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