criminal code

noun

A document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.

Similar
penal code
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Meanings

nouncriminal code (plural criminal codes)

plural criminal codes

  1. lawA document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.

    Synonyms: penal code

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.

Similar
penal code
Also see
penal code

Translations

Arabic قَانُون جِنَائِيّ
  • قَانُون جِنَائِيّ (qānūn jināʔiyy)document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Bulgarian наказа́телен ко́декс
  • наказа́телен ко́декс (nakazátelen kódeks)document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Chinese Mandarin 刑事法典, 刑法典
  • 刑事法典 (xíngshì fǎdiǎn)document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
  • 刑法典 (xíngfǎdiǎn)document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Czech trestní zákoník
  • trestní zákoníkdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Danish straffelov
  • straffelovdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Dutch strafwetboek
  • strafwetboekdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Estonian kriminaalkoodeks
  • kriminaalkoodeksdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Finnish rikoslaki
  • rikoslakidocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
French code pénal, code criminel
  • code pénaldocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
  • code crimineldocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
German Strafrecht, Strafgesetzbuch
  • Strafrechtdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
  • Strafgesetzbuchdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
  • StGBdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Greek ποινικός κώδικας
  • ποινικός κώδικας (poinikós kódikas)document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Hindi दंड संहिता
  • दंड संहिता (daṇḍ sãhitā)document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Hungarian büntető törvénykönyv
  • büntető törvénykönyvdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Indonesian kitab undang-undang hukum pidana, KUHP
  • kitab undang-undang hukum pidanadocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
  • KUHPdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Italian codice penale
  • codice penaledocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Japanese 刑法典
  • 刑法典 (keihōten)document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Korean 형법전
  • 형법전 (hyeongbeopjeon)document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Latvian kriminālkodekss
  • kriminālkodekssdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Lithuanian baudžiamasis kodeksas
  • baudžiamasis kodeksasdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Malay kanun keseksaan
  • kanun keseksaandocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Norwegian Bokmål straffelov
  • straffelovdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Polish kodeks karny
  • kodeks karnydocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Portuguese código penal
  • código penaldocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Romanian cod penal
  • cod penaldocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Russian уголо́вный ко́декс, УК
  • уголо́вный ко́декс (ugolóvnyj kódɛks)document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
  • УКdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Slovak trestný zákonník
  • trestný zákonníkdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Spanish código penal
  • código penaldocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Swedish brottsbalk
  • brottsbalkdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Tagalog pamparusang kabatasan, kodigo-penal
  • pamparusang kabatasandocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
  • kodigo-penaldocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Ukrainian криміна́льний ко́декс
  • криміна́льний ко́декс (kryminálʹnyj kódeks)document which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Vietnamese bộ luật hình sự
  • bộ luật hình sựdocument which compiles a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
Cite this entry
APA

criminal code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminal%20code

MLA

“criminal code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminal%20code. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “criminal code,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminal%20code.

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