A hybrid offence, dual offence, Crown option offence, dual procedure offence, offence triable either way, or wobbler is one of the special class offences...

A summary offence or petty offence is a violation in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury...

India, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore), an indictable offence is an offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing...

meschever, "to end badly". The country's Criminal Code makes mischief a hybrid offence, punishable by up to and including life imprisonment if the mischief...

years imprisonment. Kidnapping that does not result in a homicide is a hybrid offence that comes with a maximum possible penalty of life imprisonment (18...

that could be charged as either a felony or misdemeanor, also called a hybrid offence Humorous British slang for a tantrum A tool used for precise centering...

combination of both probation and imprisonment. If the offence is a summary conviction offence (or a hybrid offence where the Crown elects to proceed summarily)...

s. 36(1)(a) [now s. 60(2)] of the Competition Act. The charge was a hybrid offence that could be either an indictment consisting of a fine at the discretion...

harm rather than bodily harm. Assault causing bodily harm is a hybrid offence or dual offence. It is punishable, on conviction on indictment, with imprisonment...

$5000 and is a hybrid offence, meaning that it can be treated either as an indictable offense or a less serious summary conviction offence, depending on...

statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. It was replaced with the more general offence of fraud by the Fraud Act 2006. The offence still...

that Act. Forgery is an offence under sections 366, 367 and 368 of the Canadian Criminal Code. The offence is a hybrid offence, subject to a maximum prison...

summary conviction or by indictment and are sometimes known as hybrid offences. In these offences, the level of court and whether the accused has an option...

laws protecting women. It is a hybrid offence, which may be punishable upon summary conviction or as an indictable offence, the latter of which may carry...

be tried summarily upon consent of the accused. See hybrid offence. A person guilty of this offence is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment...

honour killing – house arrest – human cannibalism – human rights – hybrid offence identity theft – illegal gambling – illegitimate opportunity structure...

driving is a statutory offence related to aggressive driving. It is also a term of art used in the definition of the offence of causing death by dangerous...

and Ireland, these are known as hybrid offences, whereas in England and Wales, these are known as either way offences, and can only be heard summarily...

and applicable law. One proposed definition is that a crime or offence (or criminal offence) is an act harmful not only to some individual but also to a...

Parliament changed the offence to a hybrid offence, giving the Crown the option to proceed with the more serious indictable offence procedure. Difficulties...

Mode of trial This offence is an indictable offence which may be tried summarily upon consent of the accused. See hybrid offence. Sentence A person guilty...

citizen who intends to commit an offence under section 10(1) and publicly manifests such intention commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment...

has become standard procedure for certain offences such as impaired driving. In the case of hybrid offences, the Crown must make a binding decision as...

firearm offences. The bill received royal assent and mandatory minimum sentences were attached to section 95(1) of the Criminal Code, a hybrid offence which...

likewise gets possession. If the offence fails to make ten yards in three plays, the defence takes over on downs. If the offence attempts a forward pass and...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Either Way may refer to: Either way or hybrid offence, in criminal law Either Way (film), a 2011 Icelandic comedy film Either...

violent actions which cause pain are an offence. There is no distinct offence of battery in Scotland. The offence of assault includes acts that could be...

believe that a person has committed a summary conviction offence, a hybrid offence, or an offence within the absolute jurisdiction of a judge of a Provincial...

instead of by summary conviction. He stated that the nature of the hybrid offence acts a "safety valve", which ensures that the least serious offenders...

Treachery is an offence in several countries. Both of the Australian and British offences were derived from or inspired by the related offence of treason....