compounding crime

compounding crime
Compounding crime consists of the receipt of some property or other consideration in return for an agreement not to prosecute or inform on one who has committed a crime. There are three elements to this offense at common law, and under the typical compounding statute:
(1) the agreement not to prosecute;
(2) knowledge of the actual commission of a crime; and
(3) the receipt of some consideration.
The offense committed by a person who, having been directly injured by a felony, agrees with the criminal that he will not prosecute him, on condition of the letter's making reparation, or on receipt of a reward or bribe not to prosecute. The offense of taking a reward for forbearing to prosecute a felony; as where a party robbed takes his goods again, or other amends, upon an agreement not to prosecute.
- misprision of felony
- withholding of evidence

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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