- the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
- Criminal law, or penal law, is the bodies of rules with the potential for severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. Criminal punishment, depending on the offense and jurisdiction, may include execution, loss of liberty, government supervision (parole or probation), or fines.
- Criminal Law is a film directed by Martin Campbell, released in 1989.
- A system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes
- A law belonging to this system