Definition and meaning of crime as stated in Article 13 of the Criminal Law of the PRC
Although specific provisions of the criminal law have made the definitions( facts about a crime or constitutive requirements ) of specific criminal behaviors inciuding theft and robbery , Section 1 3 of the Criminal Law defines crime as follows: A crime refers to an act that endangers the sovereignty , territorial integrity and Security of the State , splits the State , subverts the State power of the people democratic dictatorship and overthrows the socialist system , undenuines public and economic order , violates State -owned property , property collectively owned by the working people , or property privately owned by citizens , infringes on the citizens rights of the person , their democratic or other rights , and any other act that endangers society and is subject to punishment according to law. However , if the circumstances are obviously minor and the harm done is not serious , the act shall not be considered a crime.
The definition highly summarizes the common characteristics in specific criminal behaviors ( such as crime of intentional homicide , larceny ,crime of pillage ) as set forth in the Criminal Law.
As set out in Article 1 3 of the Criminal Law of the PRC , crime is a behavior that endangers society and is subject to punishment according to law , which is a definition of crime giving consideration to the substantive and formal characteristics , and integrating form with substance. Meaning of provison
The definition of crime made in Article 1 3 of the Criminal Law contains both qualitative and quantitative requirements , and is of great importance in identifying and punishing crime. Such definition of crime not only defines the harmfulne