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  2. Felony - Wikipedia

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    A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. [1] The term "felony" originated from English common law (from the French medieval word "félonie") to describe an offense that resulted in the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods, to which additional punishments, including capital punishment, could be added; [2 ...

  3. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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    The original West Coast offense may have been a term used by Don Coryell, as a Sports Illustrated article confused Coryell's title with the offense being used by Walsh, thus possibly coining the term. (Coryell's offense was known instead as air Coryell through the 1980s.) The basis of Walsh's offense is to use short routes for receivers ...

  4. Overcriminalization - Wikipedia

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    Overcriminalization is the concept that criminalization has become excessive, meaning that an excessive number of laws and regulations deeming conduct illegal have a detrimental effect on society, particularly with respect to victimless crimes and actions which make conduct illegal without criminal intent on the part of the individual.

  5. Fine (penalty) - Wikipedia

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    According to the WAHV, the maximum sum of the administrative fine is the same as the maximum amount of the first category (Art. 2 section 3 WvSr Criminal Code). [21] The exact fine per violation is determined by an annex of the WAHV. [22] In addition to the fine, the fined subject will also have to pay €9 [17] administration costs as well. [23]

  6. Fouls and misconduct (association football) - Wikipedia

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    Dissent by word or action; Persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game; Delaying the restart of play; Failure to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, throw-in or free kick; Entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee's permission; Deliberately leaving the field of play without the ...

  7. Offense - Wikipedia

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    Offense or crime, a violation of penal law; An insult, or negative feeling in response to a perceived insult; An attack, a proactive offensive engagement; Sin, an act that violates a known moral rule; Offense (sports), the action of engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring

  8. Mandatory sentencing - Wikipedia

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    the offense did not result in death or serious bodily injury to any person; the defendant was not an organizer, leader, manager, or supervisor of others in the offense, as determined under the sentencing guidelines and was not engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise, as defined in section 408 of the Controlled Substances Act; and

  9. Extortion - Wikipedia

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    The logical connection between the corruption sense of the word and the other senses is that to demand bribes in one's official capacity is blackmail or racketeering in essence (that is, "you need access to this resource, the government restricts access to it through my office, and I will charge you unfairly and unlawfully for such access"). [5]