Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a compromise of felony.
English answer:
compounding/exacerbating/adding to the crime
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Jenny Westwell
Dec 31, 2009 16:10
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English term
than a compromise of felony.
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It's from "The Old Curiosity Shop"
The constable, taking warning by this desperate attack, and thinking perhaps that it would be more satisfactory to the ends of justice if the prisoner were taken before a magistrate, whole, rather than in small pieces, led him back to the hackney-coach without more ado, and moreover insisted on Miss Brass becoming an outside passenger; to which proposal the charming creature, after a little angry discussion, yielded her consent; and so took her brother Sampson's place upon the box: Mr Brass with some reluctance agreeing to occupy her seat inside. These arrangements perfected, they drove to the justice-room with all speed, followed by the notary and his two friends in another coach. Mr Chuckster alone was left behind--greatly to his indignation; for he held the evidence he could have given, relative to Kit's returning to work out the shilling, to be so very material as bearing upon his hypocritical and designing character, that he considered its suppression little better than a compromise of felony.
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The constable, taking warning by this desperate attack, and thinking perhaps that it would be more satisfactory to the ends of justice if the prisoner were taken before a magistrate, whole, rather than in small pieces, led him back to the hackney-coach without more ado, and moreover insisted on Miss Brass becoming an outside passenger; to which proposal the charming creature, after a little angry discussion, yielded her consent; and so took her brother Sampson's place upon the box: Mr Brass with some reluctance agreeing to occupy her seat inside. These arrangements perfected, they drove to the justice-room with all speed, followed by the notary and his two friends in another coach. Mr Chuckster alone was left behind--greatly to his indignation; for he held the evidence he could have given, relative to Kit's returning to work out the shilling, to be so very material as bearing upon his hypocritical and designing character, that he considered its suppression little better than a compromise of felony.
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than compounding/exacerbating/adding to the crime
He regarded the suppression of his evidence as compounding (that is, making worse by adding to or increasing) the offence in question.
This is an antiquated use of "compromise" which seems to fit the Dickensian context.
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Usually, that can be done without compromising the crime scene or hindering the search for the suspect. All uniform members should be trained thoroughly in ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0849312825...
Search Results for:'Crime' December 7, 2009 | NewsOK.com
...couldn't remember they had witnessed a crime because no one called the Plantation Police...the next three hours, compromising the crime scene. ...
newsok.com/search?nav...search=Crime - Cache
NYPD slaps 7 cops involved in Bell shooting with disciplinary charges
20 May 2008 ... Two crime scene detectives, Sgt. Huey McNeil and Detective Robin Knapp, were accused of compromising the crime scene. ...
www.nydailynews.com//2008-05-20_nypd_slaps_7_cops_involved_... -
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Note added at 45 mins (2009-12-31 16:56:29 GMT)
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The above links demonstrate current usage also of "compromise" in the sense of suppressing evidence in order to pervert the course of justice.
This is an antiquated use of "compromise" which seems to fit the Dickensian context.
Good luck and Happy New Year! :)
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Note added at 44 mins (2009-12-31 16:55:03 GMT)
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Usually, that can be done without compromising the crime scene or hindering the search for the suspect. All uniform members should be trained thoroughly in ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0849312825...
Search Results for:'Crime' December 7, 2009 | NewsOK.com
...couldn't remember they had witnessed a crime because no one called the Plantation Police...the next three hours, compromising the crime scene. ...
newsok.com/search?nav...search=Crime - Cache
NYPD slaps 7 cops involved in Bell shooting with disciplinary charges
20 May 2008 ... Two crime scene detectives, Sgt. Huey McNeil and Detective Robin Knapp, were accused of compromising the crime scene. ...
www.nydailynews.com//2008-05-20_nypd_slaps_7_cops_involved_... -
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Note added at 45 mins (2009-12-31 16:56:29 GMT)
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The above links demonstrate current usage also of "compromise" in the sense of suppressing evidence in order to pervert the course of justice.
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That is what I've read: He decided that the suppression of information was little better than reporting it.
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