A crime is:
A) a private wrong that necessitates litigation between the victim and the perpetrator.
B) any act prohibited by the government or an omission of an act required by public law and made punishable by the government in a judicial proceeding brought by it.
C) litigation where the injured party sues to recover compensation for the damages and injury sustained as a result of the defendant's wrongful conduct.
D) wrongful conduct as set forth in statutes that constitute the supreme law of the land.

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A crime is defined as an act prohibited by the government or an omission of an act required by public law, which is punishable by the government in a judicial proceeding.

A Crime Is