The Emergence Machine

Criminal Law

abstract · Law · Level 7 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

criminal-law emerges from law. It requires time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “criminal law” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “criminal law”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
criminal law
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Criminal LawLawGovernmentPoliticsRuleStateForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesCriminal LawL7RuleL3LawL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Rule L3 (requires) polysemous
    Criminal law is a set of rules that govern behavior.
  • Law L6 (required) Law sense
    Understanding criminal-law requires knowledge of law.