IPC - one liners

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1. A criminal code (or penal code) is a document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.

2. Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime.

3. Criminal law includes the punishment and rehabilitation of people who violate such laws.

4. Code of Ur-Nammu written by sumerians is the oldest written legal code in the history of man kind.

5. Earlier code of Urukagina of Lagash ( 2380–2360 BC ) is also known to have existed, but its text is not discovered.

6. Another important early code was the Code of Hammurabi, which formed the core of Babylonian law.

7. Actus reus is Latin for "guilty act" and is the physical element of committing a crime.

8. Mens rea is another Latin phrase, meaning "guilty mind". This is the mental element of the crime. A guilty mind means an intention to commit some wrongful act.

9. Strict liability can be described as criminal or civil liability notwithstanding the lack mens rea or intent by the defendant. Not all crimes require specific intent, and the threshold of culpability required may be reduced or demoted.

10. A murder, defined broadly, is an unlawful killing. Unlawful killing is probably the act most frequently targeted by the criminal law.

11. Trespassing is unlawful entry onto the real property of another.

12. Mala in se meaning crimes that are thought to be inherently evil or morally wrong, and thus will be widely regarded as crimes regardless of jurisdiction. Mala in se offenses are felonies, property crimes, immoral acts and corrupt acts by public officials.

13. Mala prohibita, on the other hand, refers to offenses that do not have wrongfulness associated with them. Parking in a restricted area, driving the wrong way down a one-way street, jaywalking or unlicensed fishing are examples of acts that are prohibited by statute, but without which are not considered wrong. Mala prohibita statutes are usually imposed strictly, as there does not need to be mens rea component for punishment under those offenses, just the act itself. For this reason, it can be argued that offenses that are mala prohibita are not really crimes at all.

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