Nature of Crimes

Nature of Crimes

A crime consists of two aspects: the act and the intent. It is possible to do one without the other without commiting a crime. For example, if someone were to say that he would steal $100 from a man, then he has committed the intent but not the act. There are two types of crimes: felony and misdemeanor. Of the two types of crimesthe felony is more serious. A felony, for instance, is punishable by long-term imprisonments or (in many countries) by death. [JP] {BL}