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gross indecency in some jurisdictions, which is usually a more serious criminal offence. In some countries, exposure of the body in breach of community...

be inadequate to reflect the seriousness of the offence. In relation to some indictable offences, for example criminal damage, only summary trial is...

English criminal offences is a partial categorization of English criminal law offences. Offences under the Explosive Substances Act 1883 Offences under...

English criminal law concerns offences, their prevention and the consequences, in England and Wales. Criminal conduct is considered to be a wrong against...

conviction offences that fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government (including all criminal law), section 787 of the Criminal Code specifies...

precisely is a criminal offence is defined by the criminal law of each relevant jurisdiction. While many have a catalogue of crimes called the criminal code, in...

Non-cognisable offences includes misbehavior, public annoyance etc., while cognisable offences are more serious crimes. Generally, cognisable offence means an...

police, so it is necessary to know about cognisable offences. These are serious criminal offences that pose an immediate danger to society such as murder...

elsewhere) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished less severely than more serious felonies, but theoretically...

federal Canadian statute that covers the prosecution of youths for criminal offences. Coming into effect on April 1, 2003, the Act replaced the Young Offenders...

hybrid offence, dual offence, Crown option offence, dual procedure offence, offence triable either way, or wobbler is one of the special class offences in...

general power of arrest for all offences. PACE is applicable not only to police officers but to anyone with conduct of a criminal investigation including Her...

English criminal law, an inchoate offence is an offence relating to a criminal act which has not, or not yet, been committed. The main inchoate offences are...

21 at the time of their offence, but only if the court considers that the seriousness of the offence, or combination of offences, is exceptionally high...

the Canadian Criminal Code. Instead, the Code has an offense of assault, and assault causing bodily harm. Battery is a common law offence within England...

suspect where it feared that while at liberty they would commit a serious criminal offence. It was approved by referendum on 28 November 1996 and signed into...

In criminal law, the term offence against the person or crime against the person usually refers to a crime which is committed by direct physical harm or...

suspect where it feared that while at liberty they would commit a serious criminal offence. The Bail Act 1997 was passed by the Oireachtas the following year...

In criminal law, criminal negligence is an offence that involves a breach of an objective standard of behaviour expected of a defendant. It may be contrasted...

warrant. Non-cognizable offences are, generally, relatively less serious offences than cognizable ones. Cognizable offences reported under section 154...