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• offense — A felony or misdemeanor; a breach of the criminal laws; violation of law for which penalty is prescribed. The word offense, while sometimes used in various senses, generally implies a felony or a misdemeanor infringing public as distinguished… …   Black's law dictionary

• multiple offenses — A single act may be an offense against two statutes, and if each statute requires proof of an additional fact which the other does not, an acquittal or conviction under either statute does not exempt the defendant from prosecution and punishment… …   Black's law dictionary

• multiple sentences — If a defendant has been found guilty of more than one offense, he may be given consecutive ( on and after ) sentences. See also sentence …   Black's law dictionary

• multiple offenses — A single act may be an offense against two statutes, and if each statute requires proof of an additional fact which the other does not, an acquittal or conviction under either statute does not exempt the defendant from prosecution and punishment… …   Black's law dictionary

• multiple sentences — If a defendant has been found guilty of more than one offense, he may be given consecutive ( on and after ) sentences. See also sentence …   Black's law dictionary

• multiple sentence — A sentence of one convicted as habitual criminal, providing a penalty equal to double or treble the penalty imposed for the first offense. Anno: 58 ALR 99, s. 82 ALR 379, 116 ALR 236 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• multiple venue — The venue of a criminal prosecution for an offense which began in one district and ended in another. Anno: 5 L Ed 2d 974 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Spread offense — “Spread offense” may also refer to the four corners offense developed by Dean Smith. The spread offense is an offensive American football scheme that is used at every level of the game including the NFL, CFL, NCAA, NAIA, and high schools across… …   Wikipedia

• Option offense — Morris Knolls High school running an option offense The option offense is a generic term that is used to describe a wide variety of offensive systems in American football. Option offenses are characterized as such due to the predominance of… …   Wikipedia

• capital offense — n. An offense for which execution is a possible punishment; also called a capital crime. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. capital offense …   Law dictionary

• Pistol Offense — The Pistol Offense is an American Football Offensive strategy and formation. While it has been experimented with by dozens of Football Bowl Subdivision teams like LSU, Syracuse, and Missouri, it is used mostly by the Nevada Wolf Pack. It was… …   Wikipedia