grades of crime

grades of crime
Classification according to felony, misdemeanor, or a mere offense or violation. Classification according to the measure of punishment meted out on conviction and the consequences to the person convicted, the severity of the punishment varying according to the heinousness of the crime and the injury inflicted thereby upon society. People ex rel. Stezer v Rawson (NY) 61 Barb 619, 631.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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