public offenses

public offenses
Actions or omissions in violation of law for which punishment is provided by law. State ex rel. Streit v Justice Court, 45 Mont 375, 123 P 405. All crimes and misdemeanors, not merely those constituting breaches of the peace. Oleson v Pincock, 68 Utah 507, 251 P 23.

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