30-1-4. Crime defined.
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A crime is an act or omission forbidden by law and for which, upon conviction, a sentence of either death, imprisonment or a fine is authorized.
History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-1-4, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 1-4.