WorldGrower:Crime

Crime occurs when a character breaks the law.
In the governance dialog is an overview of actions:

When a character performs an action that's not legal, several things happen:

Bounty: depending on the severity of the crime, the character's bounty will increase.

Membership: Attacking someone will result in being declared an outlaw and being kicked out of the villagers faction.

Relationship: There is a large chance that someone dislikes the action, resulting in them disliking the character.

The consequences of a bounty and/or being an outlaw are as follows:

Bounty: if a character has a bounty and is not an outlaw, a guard may collect the bounty.

Membership: if someone is an outlaw, a guard may attack to subdue the character and throw them in jail.

When an illegal action occurs, and only the perpetrator and the victim are present, it doesn't count as a crime.
This is because it's the words of those two persons against each other.

It possible to change the law by becoming leader of the villagers.
Any changes will be reflected in the governance dialog.