Ex Post Facto.
The statute (law) making the particular act a crime.
he is pressed to death by heavy stones for the crime of witchcraft.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insanity_defense
a crime
Congress passed a statute, the 1989 Flag Protection Act, making it a federal crime to desecrate the flag.
Crime Fighters happened in 1989.
Crime Cities happened in 2000.
Crime in Imperial Russia referred to any act that was punishable by law. In Imperial Russia, a crime was considered as an evil act.
Claudius commits no crime in Act III. He is, however, forced to consider his previous crime of murdering his brother.
it is an act lessening crime in an particular area
Actus Reus : act or omission necessary to prove a crime
A crime of ommission occurs when you knowingly and intentionally FAIL TO ACT or do something which, had it been done, would have prevented the offense.A crime of commission occurs when you knowingly and intentionally ACT to carry out an act which you know to be an offense.