Unlawful behavior is a violation of the laws of a civilized society. In every society, a code of behavior exists that governs right from wrong. Behavior that violates that code of is considered an unlawful act.
Many different codes and systems exist for regulating behavior. Some countries, such as the United States and United Kingdom, operate on a common law system. Other countries, such as France, operate on a civil law system.
Under a common legal system, the law is developed by judges through decisions of the courts. The legislature or executive branch can pass formal statutory laws, which are written laws published in code books. Judges can also make law in the form of case law, which means that when a judge sets forth a rule, that rule applies in other cases as well.
In a civil legal system, all legislation is codified into a referable system which serves as the primary source of law. Only this written formal law is enforced.
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- Armed robbery
- Arson
- Art theft
- Assault
- Bribery
- Burglary
- Child endangerment
- Computer theft
- Computer hacking
- Conspiracy
- Counterfeiting
- Drug trafficking
- Embezzlement
- Extortion
- Forgery
- Fraud
- Gambling
- Hijacking
- Homicide / murder
- Identity Theft
- Kidnapping
- Larceny
- Loan Sharking
- Piracy
- Prostitution
- Racketeering
- Rape
- Robbery
- Slavery
- Smuggling
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