How often you have a Pap smear depends on your age and previous Pap smear results. The latest guidelines from ACOG suggest that: Women in their 20's should have a Pap smear every 3 years. Women in their 30's to 65 years of age should undergo screening every 3-5 years.
criminal law. the branch of law that defines crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. A tort tort,in law, the violation of some duty clearly set by law, not by a specific agreement between two parties, as in breach of contract.
Duhaime's Criminal Law Dictionary. Criminal Law is that body of the law that deals with conduct considered so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute, prosecuted and punished by the government. This dictionary is a listing of the criminal law terms present in our main Legal Dictionary.