noncriminal
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- adjective
- /nɒnˈkrɪmɪnəl/
- Thus, the Constitution does not forbid noncriminal detention when there is some appropriate limiting factor (or trigger) and the detainee is shown to be a danger to society.
- noncriminal detention
Examples
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"Some of these rules and punishments intersect with national definitions of noncriminal hazing and raise questions about how much personal freedom disadvantaged students must relinquish in exchange for an opportunity to attend a public university," the newspaper stated.
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The first category of noncriminal detention is pretrial detention of persons awaiting trial.
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The examples of noncriminal detention all require the government to prove dangerousness.
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The second form of involuntary noncriminal detention is civil commitment of the mentally ill.
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Thus, in large part, girls come to the attention of police, prosecutors, and judges for noncriminal behavior and relatively minor offenses.
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While this theorizing has generally been confined to noncriminal justice settings, we feel it can provide a template for understanding actions within the judicial structure.
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Part III surveys a number of situations in which the Constitution permits noncriminal detention, where society is allowed to detain a person involuntarily for reasons other than proof beyond a reasonable doubt of culpable conduct.
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As the previous part demonstrated, noncriminal detention arises in a number of different situations where the detainee is not criminally culpable but does pose some potential danger to society.
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However, entrenched resistance to deinstitutionalization led to the development of new mechanisms (described later) that resulted in a backlash, increasing the incarceration of girls for noncriminal or minor offenses.
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The lawyer specialized in noncriminal cases, helping clients resolve disputes without involving the court.
Synonyms
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A place that has no crime
How Criminal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Noncriminal is made of non- meaning 'not' and criminal meaning 'related to crime'. So noncriminal describes something that does not involve a crime or is not punishable as a crime.