(US, legal) The test of whether multiple crimes violating the same statute represent separate offenses, based on whether each one requires proof of some distinct element.
(US, legal) The test of whether multiple crimes violating the same statute represent separate offenses, based on whether each one requires proof of some distinct element.
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(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
(US, legal) A test for determining whether speech or expression can be labelled obscene, in which case it is not protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and can be prohibited.
(legal) The most serious offence of a group of offenses that a person committed at the same time, or is charged with committing at the same time.
(UK, criminal law, police) An additional criminal offence which a defendant agrees to admit to following their conviction, which is formally taken into account when they are sentenced, but with a lesser weight than a full conviction.