lesser included offense

English - Turkish

Definition of lesser included offense in English Turkish dictionary

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lesser offense

hafif suç

English - English

Definition of lesser included offense in English English dictionary

a crime the elements of which coincide with the elements of a more serious crime, from which the prosecutor is therefore precluded from separately charging a criminal defendant

Example: A robbery is an assault combined with a theft; a person can not be criminally charged with both the robbery and the assault that occurred during the robbery; the assault is a lesser included offense.

Related Terms

lesser included offenses

plural form of lesser included offense

Hyphenation

less·er in·clu·ded of·fense

Turkish pronunciation

lesır înkludıd ıfens

Pronunciation

/ˈlesər ənˈklo͞odəd əˈfens/ /ˈlɛsɜr ɪnˈkluːdəd əˈfɛns/