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primary offense

primary offense noun: the most serious offence of a group of offenses that a person committed at the same time, or is charged with committing at the same time.

Noun

primary offense (plural primary offenses)

  1. The most serious offence of a group of offenses that a person committed at the same time, or is charged with committing at the same time.
  2. (US) An offence of such seriousness that a police officer may arrest the person involved, or impose an instant fine.

Forms of primary offense

pluralprimary offenses

Questions about primary offense

What does primary offense mean?
Primary offense means the most serious offence of a group of offenses that a person committed at the same time, or is charged with committing at the same time.
What part of speech is primary offense?
Primary offense is a noun.
What is the plural of primary offense?
The plural of primary offense is primary offenses.

Words near primary offense in the dictionary

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