A crime is basically defined as something that can be publicly viewed and is restricted to occur within the state. Basically, a crime is committed by a person upon another individual. In contrary, a tort is a wrongful activity that is performed mainly in business activities when perform against another individual. According to the textbook, “Persons convicted of crimes bear the stigma of a criminal conviction and face the punitive force of the criminal sanction”, also, tort according to the textbook is “private wrongs for which the wrongdoer must pay money damages to compensate the harmed victim” (pg-151) (Langvardt,