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offense

Defined in 4 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.

the term “offense” means any Federal criminal offense which is in violation of any Act of Congress and is triable by any court established by Act of Congress (other than a Class B or C misdemeanor or an infraction, or an offense triable by court-martial, military commission, provost court, or other military tribunal).

Same definition in 2 sections

In this section, the term “offense” means a violation of a criminal law.

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The term “offense” means an offense against the United States and includes a violation of a Federal regulation relating to part or all of Indian country.

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the term “offense” means any criminal offense, other than an offense triable by court-martial, military commission, provost court, or other military tribunal, which is in violation of an Act of Congress and is triable in any court established by Act of Congress;

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