Crimen injuria
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Crimen injuria is a crime under South African common law, defined as the act of "unlawfully, intentionally, and seriously impairing the dignity of another."[1] Although difficult to precisely define, the crime is used in the prosecution of certain instances of road rage,[2] stalking,[1] racially offensive language,[3] emotional or psychological abuse,[4] and sexual offences against children.[5]
Etymology
The phrase crimen injuria is Latin, short for crimen injuria datum, meaning "offence committed without lawful cause".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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