cognizable offence

noun

Etymology

From cognizable + offence.

Definitions

  1. a criminal offence, usually serious in nature, that the offender may be arrested without…

    a criminal offence, usually serious in nature, that the offender may be arrested without warrant.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cognizable offence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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