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Noun: regulatory offence
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: regulatory offense)
  1. Crimes created by statutes and not by common law
    "Driving without a licence is considered a regulatory offence in most jurisdictions";
    - statutory offense [US], statutory offence [Brit, Cdn], regulatory offense [US]

Derived forms: regulatory offences

Type of: crime, criminal offence [Brit, Cdn], criminal offense [US], law-breaking

Encyclopedia: Regulatory offence