criminal penalties
Sanctions for offenses
Criminal penalties are punishments imposed by the state for violations of criminal law—as opposed to civil remedies, which compensate victims.
They range from fines and community service to imprisonment and, in some jurisdictions, death.
The term often appears in legal contexts warning of consequences: Violations are subject to criminal penalties including fines up to $250,000.
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
- three-strikes lawsMandatory sentencing for recidivists
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- probationSupervised trial period
- judgeOne who decides
sentence · sanction · asset forfeiture · incarceration · hard labor · solitary confinement · electronic monitoring · mandatory sentencing · verdict · mandatory minimums · zero-tolerance policies · life sentence · community service · vocational training · parole violations · guilty · offense · courtroom
- copyright crimesinfringement, piracy, counterfeiting, unauthorized copies, digital piracy
- counterfeitingcounterfeit currency, counterfeit bills, counterfeit cash, fake money, fake bills
- drug lawscontrolled substances, drug scheduling, drug classification, Schedule II, Schedule IV
- smuggling enforcementcustoms agents, customs officers, border patrol, contraband, seizure
- Roman LawRoman law, Corpus Juris Civilis, Justinian Code, Twelve Tables, Digest
- barbarian lawtribal law, trial by ordeal, blood feud, oath taking
criminal penaltiescivil damages
Money owed for harm
monetary compensation · civil liability · restitution · punitive damages · civil judgments
criminal penaltiesrewards
Benefits given for merit
incentives · commendations · bonuses · honors · pardons
criminal penaltieslegal rights
Freedoms protected by law
constitutional protections · civil liberties · legal immunity · decriminalization · legalization