compounding a crime
compounding a crime 私了犯罪罪 刑事犯罪的被害人和犯罪人之间达成协议，以接受财物或补偿作为交换条件，不对犯罪人进行起诉或告发的私了行为。根据普通法，构成该罪包括3个要素：１不对罪犯进行起诉的协议；２明知该行为构成犯罪；３接受一定报酬。 (=theft-bote)
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compounding a crime
compounding a crime. The offense of either agreeing not to prosecute a crime that one knows has been com-mitted or agreeing to hamper the prosecution. — Also termed compounding a felony; (archaically) theftbote. See STIFLING OF A PROSECUTION . [Cases: Compounding Offenses 1. C.J.S. Compounding Offenses § 1.] “If a prosecuting attorney should accept money
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compounding a crime
The offense of either agreeing not to prosecute a crime that one knows has been com-mitted or agreeing to hamper the prosecution. — Also termed compounding a felony; (archaically) theftbote. See STIFLING OF A PROSECUTION. [Cases: Compounding Offenses 1. C.J.S. Compounding Offenses § 1.]
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conceal
conceal v. 隐瞒；隐匿；隐藏 在有关扣押令的法规中，该词指隐匿财产使执法官员无法找到；在有关隐匿赃物的法规中，该词指故意隐匿以剥夺物主的所有权；在破产法中指隐瞒、伪造和毁坏；故意隐匿破产财产罪不仅包括隐匿破产财产，还指拒绝提供有关财产下落的信息；在执行程序中，拒绝执法官员的要求即属隐匿财产。 (→compounding a crime; harbo(u)r; misprision of felony; withholding of evidence; treasure-trove; secret)
offense against public justice and authority
A crime that impairs the administration of justice. • The common-law offenses of this type were obstruction of justice, barratry, maintenance, champerty, embracery, escape, prison breach, rescue, misprision of felony, compounding a crime, subornation of perjury, bribery, and misconduct in office.
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criminal protector
criminal protector. An accessory after the fact to a felony; one who aids or harbors a wrongdoer after the commission of a crime. [Cases: Compounding Offenses 3.5; Criminal Law 74. C.J.S. Compounding Offenses § 5; Criminal Law § 140.]
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compound
compound (kom- or k[schwa]m-pownd), vb. 1. To put together, combine, or construct. 2. To compute (interest) on the principal and the accrued interest. 3. To settle (a matter, esp. a debt) by a money payment, in lieu of other liability; to adjust by agreement. 4. To agree for consideration not to prosecute (a crime). •