statutory offence
31Obtaining a money transfer by deception — was formerly a statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. England and Wales This offence was created by section 15A of the Theft Act 1968. Section 15B made supplementary provision. Both of those sections were inserted by section …
32Obtaining property by deception — was formerly a statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. Contents 1 England and Wales 1.1 By any deception 1.2 Dishonestly 1.3 …
33criminal offense — noun (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act a long record of crimes • Syn: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law breaking • Derivationally re …
34law-breaking — noun (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (Freq. 1) a long record of crimes • Syn: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence …
35regulatory offense — noun crimes created by statutes and not by common law • Syn: ↑statutory offense, ↑statutory offence, ↑regulatory offence • Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑ …
36Culpable homicide — Criminal law Part of …
37Child destruction — is the name of a statutory offence in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Hong Kong. The offence of that name has been abolished and replaced in Victoria. Child destruction is the crime of killing an unborn but viable fetus; that is, a child… …
38Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception — Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception[1] was formerly a statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. However, the offence still subsists in certain other common law jurisdictions[which?] which have copied the English criminal …
39Theft — In criminal law, theft (also known as stealing or filching) is the illegal taking of another person s property without that person s freely given consent. As a term, it is used as shorthand for all major crimes against property, encompassing… …
40Causing death by dangerous driving — is a statutory offence in England and Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is an aggravated form of dangerous driving. It is currently created by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as substituted by the Road Traffic Act 1991) but,… …
