lesser included offense

短语

词形变化

lesser included offenses 复数 lesser included offenses

别名

lesser included offence

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    法律

    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.