Public offense
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A public offense is an act or omission forbidden by law, and punishable as by law provided.
Code Ala. 1886, § 3699. Ford v. State, 7 Ind. App. 567, 35 N. E. 34 ; State v. Cantieny, 34 Minn. 1, 24 N. W. 458.