A crime is generally defined as conduct that the laws of the particular government entity designates as criminal behavior. It is an offense against society itself for which society exacts the appropriate punishment. It differs from one-on-one conduct whereby an aggrieved person may sue in a civil proceeding for injuries caused by wrongful behavior by another person. Thus, the wrongful killing or robbery of a person may bring about possible imprisonment or other punishment by the governmental authority and the injured person may also sue in a civil proceeding for monetary damages and other relief for injuries incurred. Crimes may vary widely dependent upon the particular government’s mores, history, culture, religious beliefs, and other factors. Punishment may consist of a monetary fine, imprisonment, forfeitures, release without punishment, or also other sanctions including execution. Crimes are usually divided into serious crimes (designated as felonies in mainly former or current Anglo-Saxon jurisdictions) and minor crimes (called misdemeanors). There is also a third non-crime category called offenses such as traffic violations which may also entail fines and even brief imprisonment.