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included offense

included offense : lesser included offense [permitted…to plead guilty to a logical included offense "W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel"] ...

offense or of·fence [ə-fens] n 1 : a violation of the law ;esp : a criminal act [nor shall any person be subject for the same to be twice put in jeopardy "U.S. Constitution amend. V"] see also lesser included offense 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : an intentional unlawful act that causes damage to another and for which the law imposes an obligation for damages compare quasi contract at contract, quasi-offense NOTE: Breach of contract, offenses, quasi-offenses, and quasi contracts are the bases for civil liability under the civil law. Offenses and quasi-offenses are comparable to common-law torts. ...

lesser included offense

lesser included offense : a crime (as unlawful entry) that is by definition included in the commission of another crime (as burglary) which has additional elements and greater criminal liability called also included offense NOTE: A criminal defendant may be convicted of a lesser included offense even if not charged specifically with that crime. ...

quasi-offense

quasi-offense in the civil law of Louisiana : a negligent unlawful act that causes damage to another and for which the law imposes an obligation for damages compare offense ...

target offense

target offense : an offense (as murder) that is the object of a conspiracy ...

regulatory offense

regulatory offense : a violation of a regulation that is not part of a criminal code and that carries the punishment of a fine or imprisonment : administrative crime called also regulatory crime ...

substantive offense

substantive offense : substantive crime ...

implied acquittal

implied acquittal : an acquittal of a more serious offense (as first-degree murder) that is considered to result from a verdict which convicts the defendant of a lesser included offense while remaining silent on the greater one NOTE: A greater offense and a lesser included offense are the same offense under a double jeopardy analysis. Therefore, a conviction of a lesser included offense and implied acquittal of the greater offense bars retrial on the greater offense. ...

delict

delict [Latin delictum misdeed, offense, from neuter past participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err] 1 in the civil law of Louisiana : offense ;esp : an offense other than breach of contract that creates an obligation for damages NOTE: Delict is the civil law equivalent of the common-law tort. 2 : a criminal offense de·lic·tu·al [di-lik-chə-wəl] adj ...

Jury pardon

Jury pardon, means a rule that permits a jury to convict a defendant of a lesser offense than the offense charged if sufficient evidence exists to convict the defendant of either offense, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 862....

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