Assertion: omission | /r/HasProperty | criminal
Facets:
value: within themselves
type: OTHER
value: following consideration of two questions
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Where the offence is a result crime and requires proof of the consequences of the defendants conduct, such as murder, the court will determine whether a defendant's omission is criminal following consideration of two questions:
text: There are a number of omissions which are actually criminal charges within themselves, e.g. failing to report a car incident; but omissions can surface in any situation when an individual is affected to your actions, or rather lack of.
text: In any case, the decision shows the general reluctance of English courts to outright state that an omission may be criminal, and it has been said that such attempts to distinguish between acts and omissions are at least unhelpful, and possibly dangerous.