lesser included offense
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lesser included offense — lesser in·clud·ed offense n: a crime (as unlawful entry) that is by definition included in the commission of another crime (as burglary) which has additional elements and greater criminal liability – called also included offense; ◇ A criminal… … Law dictionary
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
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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·clud·ed offense n: lesser included offense permitted...to plead guilty to a logical included offense W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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
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
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
