См. также: угол преломления, уголовная ответственность, уголовно-процессуальный, уголовное судебное разбирательство в отношении
criminal offence: an action which is punishable under the law (Collins English Dictionary)
A wrong regarded as the subject matter of civil proceedings is a civil wrong; when regarded as the subject matter of criminal proceedings, it is a criminal wrong or a criminal offence. (Notes on Criminal Law by Prof. Sir A.J. Mamo)
