English Dictionary

lesser included offense

名詞

(law) 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.

日本語の意味

より重大な犯罪の構成要件と一致する要素を持つ犯罪であり、そのため、検察官は被告人に対してこの犯罪と、より重い犯罪の双方で別個に訴追することができない。

The defense argued that robbery should be treated as a lesser included offense of the aggravated burglary charge.

弁護側は、強盗は加重住居侵入の起訴に包含される下位犯罪として扱われるべきだと主張した。

意味（1）

(law) 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.

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.

lesser included offenses （ plural ）