criminal offense
Punishable by law
A criminal offense is an act that violates criminal law and is punishable by the state—as opposed to civil wrongs, which are disputes between private parties.
Criminal offenses range from minor infractions like jaywalking to serious felonies like murder.
The term appears frequently in legal contexts: He was charged with a criminal offense, The statute defines several criminal offenses.
- felonySerious criminal offense
- felony chargeAccusation of serious crime
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- mens reaBlameworthy mental state
evildoing · embezzlement · tax evasion · theft · grand larceny · violation · burglary · armed robbery · culpability · prosecution · transgression · money laundering · manslaughter · arson · human trafficking · duress · recklessness · guilty
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- infidelityadultery, affair, adulteress, cheating, cheater
- stalkingstalking behavior, cyberstalking, following, obsession, social media stalking
criminal offensecivil matter
tort · civil dispute · breach of contract · civil case · civil action
criminal offensegood deed
Benevolent act
civic duty · heroic act · public service · legal right · compliance
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