lesser offence
1lesser — adjective 1) a lesser offence Syn: less important, minor, secondary, subsidiary, peripheral 2) you look down at us lesser mortals Syn: subordinate, minor, inferior, second class, subservient …
2Offence against the person — Criminal law Part o …
3offence */*/*/ — UK [əˈfens] / US noun Word forms offence : singular offence plural offences 1) [countable] a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment motoring/firearms/public order offences criminal offence: Killing these animals is a criminal… …
4offence — (BrE) (AmE offense) noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ grave, heinous, major, serious ▪ lesser, minor, petty, trivial …
5Lesser included offense — Criminal law Part o …
6lesser — I UK [ˈlesə(r)] / US [ˈlesər] adjective [only before noun] * 1) formal smaller, less important, or less serious than something else matters of lesser importance He was flanked by two officers of lesser rank. lesser charge/offence: She was found… …
7lesser — adj. Lesser is used with these nouns: ↑charge, ↑crime, ↑degree, ↑deity, ↑evil, ↑importance, ↑mortal, ↑offence, ↑role …
8offence — 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… …
9Summary offence — Criminal law Part of …
10Hybrid offence — Either way redirects here. For the song by The Twang, see Either Way. A hybrid offence, dual offence, Crown option offence, dual procedure offence, or wobbler are the special class offences in the common law jurisdictions where the case may be… …
