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Noun Concept
Categories: Criminal law, Minimum ages, Family law, Juvenile delinquency, Discrimination
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statutory offense  statutory offence  regulatory offense  regulatory offence  status offense
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A status offense is an action that is prohibited only to a certain class of people, and most often applied only to offenses committed by minors. Wikipedia
An action that is prohibited to a certain class of people, such as consumption of alcohol by minors, or mixed-race marriages under apartheid. Wiktionary