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Meaning of lesser included offense | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

lesser jacana lesser kestrel lesser kudu Lesser Litany lesser mortal lesser multangular

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