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The concept of criminal liability
Similarities
The concept of criminal liability in USA
In R.M

Definition: Criminal Liability shall be considered Definition: A person is liable, or

public blame in the name of the law for responsible, for a crime when he or she
A person has acted with criminal
criminal acts and of the persons who has acted with criminal intent, as
intent.
committed such acts. Blame may be preceded opposed to acting accidentally or lacking
by constraint measures set forth in the law. the ability to act deliberately.

The legislation:
It is a compulsory measure. Every state apply it is own
The Legislation: The criminal code is applied on legislation, and at the federal level USA
It is straight connected withpass
can only criminal
criminal laws which are
the all territory of Republic of Moldova.
punishment.
related to the powers granted to
Congress.

Criminal Punishment in Republic of Moldova. Criminal Punishment in the USA.

Similarities

Definition: Criminal Punishment is a measure of The American Criminal Law recognizes the authorized
Definition: Punishments
state force and a means of correction re- following purposes: in
retribution
modern U.S. law include
education of a convict which is applied by the deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation.
community service, monetary fines,
courts in the name of the law to persons who Forfeiture of property, restitution to
commit crimes by which certain deprivations victims, confinement in jail or
and restrictions of their rights are caused. prison, and death.

Punishment is considered to be a legal

consequence of the crime.

It can be imposed only in the base of

In Republic of Moldova like a serious criminal sentence released
In USAbycapital
judicial court.
punishment is a legal
punishment is used life imprisonment. penalty used in 29 states, the federal
government and the military, they
The death penalty was abolished in 1995. are used lethal injection

It can be applied only towards a person who

was recognized guilty in a crime commission
Our system punish only the offences compose of In USA usually applies strict liability to
two elements: the mens rea and actus rea only the most minor crimes or
infractions