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Offense Grade

This dimension groups criminal offenses by their grade or severity. Wikipedia notes that an offender, if found guilty, "may be sentenced to a form of reparation such as a community sentence, or, depending on the nature of their offence, to undergo imprisonment, life imprisonment or, in some jurisdictions, death," a range of penalties that tracks the offense's own grade. Browsing by offense grade compares offenses of a similar severity.

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Origin Era
1914 1
Offense Grade
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1. Harrison Narcotics Tax Act (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHarrison Narcotics Tax Act, lead section
Quote, Harrison Narcotics Tax Act, lead section
The act was proposed by Representative Francis Burton Harrison of New York and was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on December 17, 1914.
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