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LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE

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Definitions of LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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the term that is given to a less severe crime that will be included with the case of the more sever one.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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