public wrong

An offense committed against the state or the community at large, and dealt with in a proceeding to which the state is itself a party.

• Not all public wrongs are crimes. For example, a person that breaches a contract with the government commits a public wrong, but the offense is a civil one, not a criminal one.

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资深译员Daniel，国际知名法学院法律英语专业，擅长翻译涉及工程与建设领域的法律文件。