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3. Crime and social objectives
 
  Article 20-The Concept of Crime  
20.1 The concept of crime  
  Crime is defined as an act or the commission of an act that is either (a) forbidden by law or (b) the omission of a duty that is commanded by law enacted and in force by the instruments of the Charter of The Society.
 
  The definition of a crime, its category in terms of seriousness and associated punishments shall be defined as a this Criminal Code.
 
 
 

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