Offenses of hindering a prosecution or helping an offender avoid it, including obstruction of justice, perverting the course of justice, failing to report a felony, agreeing not to prosecute, assisting an offender, accessory after the fact and harboring a fugitive. An offense belongs here when the wrong is hindering the process or protecting the offender. It excludes escape by the offender. Entries placed here are Obstruction of Justice, Perverting the Course of Justice, Misprision of Felony, Compounding a Crime, Compounding a Felony, Assisting Offender, Accessory After the Fact and Harboring a Fugitive.
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Obstruction of Justice in the United States (Wikipedia)
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In United States jurisdictions, obstruction of justice refers to a number of offenses that involve unduly influencing, impeding, or otherwise interfering with the justice system, especially the legal and procedural tasks of prosecutors, investigators, or other government officials.
Misprision of felony (Wikipedia)
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Misprision of felony is a form of misprision, and an offence under the common law of England that is no longer active in many common law countries.
Compounding a felony (Wikipedia)
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Compounding a felony was an offence under the common law of England and was classified as a misdemeanour.
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Compounding a felony was an offence under the common law of England and was classified as a misdemeanour.
View the SourcePerverting the course of justice (Wikipedia)
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Perverting the course of justice is an offence committed when a person interferes with the administration of justice.
Assisting offender (Wikipedia)
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An assisting offender is a suspected or convicted criminal in the United Kingdom, who has agreed to assist the investigation or prosecution of other on their own criminal history.
Accessory (legal term) (Wikipedia)
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A person who learns of the crime after it is committed and helps the criminal to conceal it, or aids the criminal in escaping, or simply fails to report the crime.
USLegal, Inc.: Harboring a Fugitive Law and Legal Definition
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Harboring a fugitive refers to the crime of knowingly hiding a wanted criminal from the authorities.
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