substantive crime

noun

Legal Definition of substantive crime

: a crime that does not have as an element the performance of some other crime : a crime that is not dependent on another indicted and convicted of conspiracy to attempt to enter the bank and the substantive crime of attempting to enter the bank — United States v. Clay, 495 F.2d 700 (1974)

— called also substantive offense

— compare accessory, conspiracy

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“Substantive crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/substantive%20crime. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.

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