Crime-Legal and social definitions

Crime:
• To distinguish crime from sin religions and wrongs
Definition-Legal:
• an intentional act or omission in violation of criminal law
• Committed without defense or justification
• Sanctioned by law as felony or misdemeanor

An act or omission in violation of criminal law:

• It is not necessary for an act or omission to be intentional
Definition-social
• An act which the group (social) regards menacing to its interests
• To justify formal reaction to restrain the violator
• garofalo formulated theory of natural crime
• The acts which offend the basic moral sentiments of pity for suffering
,and respect for property rights of others