Key concept in criminal law
The crossword clue "Key concept in criminal law" is answered by INTENT, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
INTENT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INTENT answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for INTENT
Every other clue in this collection answered by INTENT, most used first.
- Purpose - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Aim - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Focused - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Meaning - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- Objective - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Goal - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Sharply focused - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Makes into law - ENACTS, used 45 times
- Puts into law - ENACTS, used 32 times
- Lacking a musical key - ATONAL, used 27 times
- Lacking a key - ATONAL, used 26 times
- Computer key - DELETE, used 25 times
- Cash register key - NOSALE, used 23 times
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