cognate offense
cognate offense 同类罪行 指与较重的罪行〔greater offense〕有相同因素，又包含了较重的罪行所不具有的因素的罪行，二者属于相同种类或等级的罪行。
cognate offense
cognate offense
A lesser offense that is related to the greater offense because it shares several of the elements of the greater offense and is of the same class or category. • For example, shoplifting is a cognate offense of larceny because both crimes require the element of taking property with the intent to deprive the rightful