criminal instrumentality rule

criminal-instrumentality rule. The principle that when a criminal act is committed, that act — rather than the victim’s negligence that made the crime possible — will be considered to be the crime’s proximate cause.

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译者Kelly，美国顶尖商学院国际经济法专业，擅长翻译各种与投资基金与基金顾问诉讼相关的法律文件。