contraband (kon-tr[schwa]-band), n. 1. Illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling. 2. Goods that are unlawful to import, export, or possess. — contraband, adj. absolute contraband. Goods used primarily for war, such as arms and ammunition, as well as clothing and equipment of a military character. conditional contraband. Goods susceptible of being used for warlike and peaceful […]
organized crime. 1. Widespread criminal activities that are coordinated and controlled through a central syndicate. See RACKETEERING. 2. Persons involved in these criminal activities; a syndicate of criminals who rely on their unlawful activities for income. See SYNDICATE.
versans in illicito (v[schwa]r-sanz in i-lis-i-toh). [Latin] Hist. Engaged in some unlawful occupation.
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An agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act that causes damage to a person or property. [Cases: Conspiracy 1.1. C.J.S. Conspiracy §§ 2–3, 8, 14–17.]
wrongful, adj. 1. Characterized by unfairness or injustice (wrongful military invasion). 2. Contrary to law; unlawful (wrongful termination). 3. (Of a person) not entitled to the position occupied (wrongful possessor). — wrongfully, adv.
An assault committed by accident or while doing a lawful act by lawful means, with ordinary caution and without any unlawful intent.
The improper and tortious use of a legitimately issued court process to obtain a result that is either unlawful or beyond the process’s scope. — Also termed abuse of legal process; malicious abuse of process; malicious abuse of legal process; wrongful process; wrongful process of law. Cf. MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. [Cases: Process 168–171. C.J.S. Process §§
hazard, n. 1. Danger or peril; esp., a contributing factor to a peril. See PERIL. extraordinary hazard. Workers’ compensation. An unusual occupational danger that is increased by the acts of employees other than the injured worker. — Also termed extraordinary danger. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 511–520, 678. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 288–304, 338, 409, 420, 424.]
An offense characterized by the unlawful appropriation of another’s property. • This is a generic term that refers to a variety of crimes (such as larceny) rather than a particular one.
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A doctrine advocating the overthrow of organized government by force or violence, by assas-sinating a head of government, or by some other unlawful act. • Most states have laws limiting speech that incites criminal anarchy. The laws do not apply to abstract philosophical expressions or predictions or like expressions protected by the First and Fourteenth