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violation of law

vr.tr.violation-of-law · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain categories of legal violations and their consequences in general terms, help people understand their situation and find legal help, and describe historical or contested offences neutrally, without giving legal advice.

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Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain categories of legal violations and their consequences in general terms, help people understand their situation and find legal help, and describe historical or contested offences neutrally, without giving legal advice.

An act or omission that breaches a legal rule, whether a crime, an administrative offence, a civil wrong or a breach of contract, ranging from minor infractions such as traffic offences to serious crimes; violations are defined by the law of each jurisdiction and carry consequences from fines to imprisonment and civil liability.

What it is for: Understanding breaches of law and their consequences.

It can be classify a violation as criminal, administrative or civil; explain typical consequences in general terms; find legal help; describe historical and politically defined offences neutrally.

Distinguishing features

Breach of law

Defined by jurisdiction

Graded by seriousness

Legal consequences

What it looks like

Not physical; acts defined by law.

How it is recognised

Breach of a legal rule

Criminal, administrative or civil

Breaches of etiquette are not violations of law

Related models

is a kind of - category

delict

is a kind of - category

transgression

is defined by - law

sources of law

is related to - a serious crime

homicide

In practice

Families and kinds

crimes

administrative and regulatory offences

civil wrongs and torts

breaches of contract

historically defined political offences

Standards and regulation

Criminal and administrative codes

Civil law on torts and contracts

Human rights standards on fair trial

Failure modes and hazards

Agents giving legal advice

Prejudging guilt

Presenting politically defined offences without context

Also called

Republikfluchtescape of sportspeople from East Germanyred light jumpingmisappropriation of public fundsbodily harminsultright-wing violenceinsults and slander against the Institutions of the Stateinsults to the Spanish crownverbal injurydirection of a criminal organizationelection offencestreakingwiretappingoffense in Polish lawcriminal offence using ATMs or payment cardsviolation of human dignityoffence against moralityDauerdeliktcriminal offencedelictdelinquencyviolation of international lawprice gougingdrug-related crimedark figure of crimeviolation of EU lawcrimes against lifeoffense against personal freedompublic offensedélinquanceVollrauschadministrative offenseillegal party financingintellectual property infringementillicit activities of North Koreasummary offenceviolation of rules of the roadZustandsdeliktoffense against sexual self-determination

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Classify What kind of violation.

Categories differ.

Type

Criminal, administrative or civil.

Type

Type.

  1. Is this act a crime, an administrative offence or a civil wrong under this jurisdiction law, in general terms? provenance
  2. Is the user asking for advice on their own case? boundary

Elements

What must be shown.

Elements

Elements.

  1. What elements define this offence, such as intent and harm, in general terms? provenance
  2. What defences exist in general? provenance
Consequences What follows.

Proportionate responses.

Penalties

Typical consequences.

Penalties

Consequences.

  1. What range of consequences does this type of violation carry, according to the law? provenance
  2. Are alternatives such as mediation or diversion available? provenance

Process

Procedure.

Process

Procedure.

  1. What happens procedurally after an alleged violation, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which rights does the accused have? provenance
Help Getting help.

Legal help.

Advice

Legal advice.

Advice

Legal advice.

  1. Where can the person get regulated legal advice or legal aid? provenance
  2. Is there urgency, such as detention? boundary

Victims

Victims of violations.

Victims

Victims.

  1. How can a victim report the violation and seek support or compensation? provenance
  2. Which victim support services exist? provenance
Neutral Careful description.

Attribution and fairness.

Historical

Historical offences.

Historical

Historical offences.

  1. How do historians describe offences defined by past regimes, such as leaving a state without permission? provenance
  2. Is the political context explained neutrally? boundary

Guilt

Presumption of innocence.

Guilt

Presumption of innocence.

  1. Are accused people described as accused rather than guilty until conviction? boundary
  2. Are names of private individuals handled with care? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each category be a separate entry?
  • How should legal aid be localised?
  • How should historical offences be attributed?
Draft as JSON