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Felony vs Misdemeanor Laws Comparison
Laws
established by the legislature. Laws dictate how we as a society act
in concert to protective ourselves, our families, business and civil
rights. There are two forms of laws criminal and civil (common).
Another form of law is international law which controls how nations
interact with one another.
"Afelonyis
traditionally considered acrimeof
highseriousness,
whereas amisdemeanoris
regarded as less serious.The
term "felony" originated from Englishcommon
law(from
the French medieval word "félonie")
to describe an offense that resulted in the confiscation of a
convicted person's land and goods, to which additional punishments,
includingcapital
punishment,
could be added;other
crimes were called misdemeanors. Following conviction of a felony in
a court of law, a person may be described as afelonor
aconvicted
felon."
Source Wikipedia
"Amisdemeanor(American
English,spelledmisdemeanourelsewhere)
is any "lesser"criminalact
in somecommon
lawlegal
systems. Misdemeanors are generallypunishedless
severely than more seriousfelonies,
but theoretically more so than administrativeinfractions(also
known as minor, petty, orsummary
offences)
andregulatory
offences.
Typically, misdemeanors are punished withprisontime
of no longer than one year, monetary fines, orcommunity
service."
Source
Wikipedia
Laws
established by the legislature. Laws dictate how we as a society act
in concert to protective ourselves, our families, business and civil
rights. There are two forms of laws criminal and civil (common).
Another form of law is international law which controls how nations
interact with one another.
