lesser crime

collocation in English

meaningsoflesserandcrime

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lesser
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈles.ər/us
/ˈles.ɚ/
used to describe something that is not as great in size, amount, or importance as ...
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crime
noun
uk
/kraɪm/us
/kraɪm/
illegal ...
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(Definition oflesserandcrimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Again, if one thinks that it is alessercrime, one might not take appropriate action.
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He who is not punished for a greater crime will be punished for alessercrime.
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I do not believe that impotence allied to evil desire makes alessercrime.
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Juries which are cognisant of their full responsibilities might be inclined to find the accused guilty of alessercrime.
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The fact that a crime is grave does not necessarily mean that the consequences of being charged with thelessercrimecannot be equally damaging.
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This is confirmation of the principal that he who is not punished for a greater crime will be punished for alessercrime.
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It was considered to be alessercrime: someone had committed a wee indiscretion and if we all kept it quiet it could be overcome.
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A man can be hanged only for "a sheep," and therefore he has the temptation to save his neck by committing only thelessercrime.
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In the end, the jury came back with a unanimous verdict of guilty, but on thelessercrimeof manslaughter.
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On his return he was charged with alessercrimeof public disturbance and was fined 500 pounds.
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The requirement of an unlawful act also means that no lawful defence must be available to the defendant in respect of thelessercrime.
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The defenders of the new law however, argue that without clear designation, this will still be considered somewhat of alessercrime.
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After appealing, the arsonists were granted a retrial, at which they won sharply reduced sentences for pleading guilty to thelessercrimeof two counts of manslaughter by gross negligence.
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