regulatory offence
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Noun | 1. | regulatory offence - crimes created by statutes and not by common law crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" bigamy - the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred |
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