statutory offense
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“The job of the special counsel is very different than our job; they’re looking for specific statutory offenses and a quantum of evidence that surpasses beyond a reasonable doubt,” Raskin said.
From Washington Post
To trivialize the Holocaust is actually a statutory offense in some countries.
From New York Times
In 1905 strikes and lockouts were made statutory offenses, and a single judge was given the power practically to force the individual worker to labor.
From Project Gutenberg
Referee Firth made his report finding the defendant guilty of the statutory offense, and ordered a decree of divorce, with a diminished alimony.
From Project Gutenberg
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