Model Penal Code

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• Model Penal Code — The Model Penal Code (MPC) is a statutory text which was developed by the American Law Institute (ALI) in 1962. The Chief Reporter on the project was Herbert Wechsler. The current form of the MPC was last updated in 1981. The purpose of the MPC… …   Wikipedia

• Model Penal Code — Der Model Penal Code (MPC) ist ein zwischen 1952 und 1962 vom American Law Institute ausgearbeitetes Musterstrafgesetzbuch für die Einzelstaaten der USA. Im Gegensatz zu Gesetzen, die von demokratisch legitimierten Verfassungsorganen erlassen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Model Penal Code test — Mod·el Penal Code test n: substantial capacity test Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• penal code — A division of the statutory law of a jurisdiction comprehensive of crimes and criminal proceedings. A model code proposed by the American Law Institute …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• code — n [Old French, from Medieval Latin codex, from Latin caudex codex tree trunk, set of wood writing tablets, book] 1: a systematic compilation or revision of law or legal principles that is arranged esp. by subject: as a: one that contains the law… …   Law dictionary

• penal — Punishable; inflicting a punishment; containing a penalty, or relating to a penalty @ penal action In its broadest context, it refers to criminal prosecution. More particularly, it refers to a civil action in which a wrongdoer is subject to a… …   Black's law dictionary

• model act — Statute proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws for adoption by state legislatures, e.g. Uniform Commercial Code; Model Penal Code; Model Probate Code. Frequently, the state adopting the model act will modify it …   Black's law dictionary

• model act — Statute proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws for adoption by state legislatures, e.g. Uniform Commercial Code; Model Penal Code; Model Probate Code. Frequently, the state adopting the model act will modify it …   Black's law dictionary

• Model act — In the United States a model act is statutory text, typically drafted by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), that is meant to serve as a guide for subsequent legislation. It is not usually meant to be enacted exactly as it is written, but is… …   Wikipedia

• Criminal code — For the 1931 film, see The Criminal Code. Penal code redirects here. For the 1932 film, see The Penal Code. A criminal code (or penal code) is a document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction s criminal law.… …   Wikipedia

• Criminal Code — A Criminal Code is a compilation of government laws that outline a nation s laws regarding criminal offenses, and the maximum and minimum punishments that courts can impose upon offenders when such crimes are committed (for example: vandalism,… …   Wikipedia