necessarily included offense
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Black's law dictionary.
HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A..
1990.
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necessarily 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… … Black's law dictionary
lesser included offense — One which is composed of some, but not all elements of a greater offense and which does not have any element not included in greater offense so that it is impossible to commit greater offense without necessarily committing the lesser offense.… … Black's law dictionary
lesser included offense — One which is composed of some, but not all elements of a greater offense and which does not have any element not included in greater offense so that it is impossible to commit greater offense without necessarily committing the lesser offense.… … Black's law dictionary
included offense — In criminal law, a crime which is part of another crime; e.g. included in every murder is assault and battery. One which is established by proof of the same or less than all of the facts, or a less culpable mental state, or both, than that which… … Black's law dictionary
included offense — In criminal law, a crime which is part of another crime; e.g. included in every murder is assault and battery. One which is established by proof of the same or less than all of the facts, or a less culpable mental state, or both, than that which… … Black's law dictionary
Lesser included offense — Criminal law Part o … Wikipedia
lesser-included offense — n. in criminal law, a crime which is proved by the same facts as a more serious crime. Example: Ignatz Itchy Fingers is charged with armed robbery, but the prosecution fails to prove Itchy used his pistol since the victims do not recall the… … Law dictionary
crime — / krīm/ n [Middle French, from Latin crimen fault, accusation, crime] 1: conduct that is prohibited and has a specific punishment (as incarceration or fine) prescribed by public law compare delict, tort 2: an offense against public law … Law dictionary
Murder — Murderer redirects here. For other uses, see Murderer (disambiguation). For other uses, see Murder (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
crime — A positive or negative act in violation of penal law; an offense against the State or United States. Crime and misdemeanor , properly speaking, are synonymous terms; though in common usage crime is made to denote such offenses as are of a more… … Black's law dictionary
