One of the meanings of "grave" is "serious."From Dictionary.com:1. serious or solemn; sober: a grave person; grave thoughts.2. weighty, momentous, or important: grave responsibilities.3. threatening a seriously bad outcome or involving serious issues; critical: a grave situation; a grave illness.A grave offense is a serious offense.
Most crimes could be considered a grave offense as that is one of the definitions for the word crime. However, crimes that are typically considered grave offenses have to do with mortality.
A grave offense is another term for a serious offense. The legal system separates crimes into felonies and misdemeanors. Felonies are considered more serious, or grave, offenses to society.
An author would think plagiarism is a grave offense because that is who they are. They write, they are known for that, the things they write make them who they are. If you take the work they produce as your own, it makes them incomplete.
There is no statute of limitations on Murder.Added: If you have knowledge of a grave offense such as this and delay, or fail, in, reporting it, you could be charged with a criminal offense yourself.
Plagiarism is when someone copies someone else's words, text, or work and calling it your own. Plagiarism is basically taking someone else's work and calling it your own work.It is a grave offense because you should be coming up with your own work, and not stealing someone else's work. It is stealing of intellectual property and saying you came up with it all on your own, when you didn't, so it is considered a serious and grave offense.
Grave robbery is the crime of removing valuables from a person's grave. Most states treat grave robbery as its own offense, although some states incorporate grave robbery into other robbery statutes. Texas, for example, defines felony theft as the act of stealing more than $1,500 worth of goods from a person, corpse or grave. The offense is punishable by time in jail. Family members of the deceased may also institute a civil action to recoup the value of the stolen property or to punish the perpetrator for committing a tort.
Grave offenses would be committing murder, grand theft, etc. Less grave offenses would be things such as J-walking, speeding, and petty theft.
Less grave felonies
The worst crime to the Lilliputians is treason against their emperor. This is considered a grave offense that threatens the stability and order of their society and is punished severely.
To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [extenuation]
Unarmed 1st offense less than $1,000- 11mnths 29dys - 5years Armed 1st offense- 5-10yrs