committed an offense
1offense — noun 1) he denied having committed any offense Syn: crime, illegal/unlawful act, misdemeanor, breach of the law, felony, wrongdoing, wrong, misdeed, peccadillo, sin, transgression, infringement; Law malfeasance; informal no no; archaic trespass;… …
2committed a serious offense — committed a serious crime, grossly violated a law …
3offense — A felony or misdemeanor; a breach of the criminal laws; violation of law for which penalty is prescribed. The word offense, while sometimes used in various senses, generally implies a felony or a misdemeanor infringing public as distinguished… …
4offense — of|fense [ ə fens ] noun *** ▸ 1 illegal act ▸ 2 make someone angry ▸ 3 in sports ▸ 4 something that makes you angry ▸ 5 process of attacking 1. ) count a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment: a traffic/drug/sex offense… …
5Status offense — A status offense is an action that is prohibited only to a certain class of people, and most often applied to offenses only committed by minors. In some cases, it is used to mean a regulatory offense.UsageDefinitions of status offense vary. A… …
6necessarily included offense — For a lesser offense to be necessarily included in offense charged, within lesser included offense rule, it must be such that the greater offense cannot be committed without also committing the lesser. Kelly v. U. S., 125 U.S.App.D.C. 205, 370… …
7necessarily included offense — For a lesser offense to be necessarily included in offense charged, within lesser included offense rule, it must be such that the greater offense cannot be committed without also committing the lesser. Kelly v. U. S., 125 U.S.App.D.C. 205, 370… …
8Inchoate offense — An inchoate offence is the crime of preparing for or seeking to commit another crime. The most common example of an inchoate offence is conspiracy. Inchoate offence has been defined as Conduct deemed criminal without actual harm being done,… …
9joint offense — One offense committed by two or more persons jointly. Crime committed by the participation of two or more persons. See conspiracy …
10joint offense — One offense committed by two or more persons jointly. Crime committed by the participation of two or more persons. See conspiracy …
