(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.
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(US, legal) An offence of such seriousness that a police officer may arrest the person involved, or impose an instant fine.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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