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Public order crimes
Crimes Against Public order
Term | Definition |
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Breach of the peace | Any act that disrupts public tranquility or order |
Fighting | Maliciously disturbing orders via a physical confrontation. |
Disorderly Conduct | Minor offenses that disturb the peace or behavior standards that shock the morality of the community. |
Public Intoxication. | Being in a stat of intoxication in a place accessible by the public. |
Unlawful Assembly | Gathering of 3 or more people for the purpose of doing unlawful acts or purpose of doing a lawful act in a prohibited manner. |
Rout | Preparatory Stage of a Riot. Potential rioters have armed themselves with dangerous objects |
Riot | A tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three or more people assembled of their own authority. Overt act committed by an assembly of people. |
Nonfeasance | Failure to act. |
Malfeasance | Engaging in wrongful act official has no right to do. |
Misfeasance | Improperly performing on act official has right to do. |
Treason | Attempt to overthrow the gov't of the society of which one is a member. |
Misprision of treason | Concealment or nondisclosure of the known treason of another. |
Sedition | Communication or agreement intended to defame the govt or to incite treason. |
Perjury | Willful giving of false testimony, under oath in a judicial proceeding. False testimony given under any oath. |
Subornation of perjury | Unlawful procuring of another to commit perjury. Defendant must have known that the testimony to be given by a witness by false, or defendant must have caused witness to actually give false testimony. |
False swearing | Making false statements that would be perjury but not in a judicial setting. |
Bribery | Offering,giving,receiving or soliciting anything of value for the purpose of influencing action by public officials. |
Official misconduct in office | Any willful unlawful behavior by public officials in the course of their public duties. |
Obstruction of justice | Interfering with orderly process of the courts is the common law definition. Modern day definition: Interfering with orderly process of criminal justice system. |
Escape | Getting away from police or prison officials without use of force. |
Breach of prison | Getting away from police or prison officials with use of force. |
Contempt | Willingly disobeying or disregarding a judge for engaging in behavior that disrupts, embarrasses or humiliates the courts. |
Resisting arrest | Obstructing or opposing a peace officer who is making an arrest. |