CRIME OF VIOLENCE - The term 'crime of violence' means an offense that is a felony and has as one of its essential elements the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, ...
Crime of violence
Definition
: a crime that by its nature poses a substantial risk that force will be used against a person or property
A record of crimes of violence is used esp.
18 USC 3142(f) provides that only persons who fit into certain categories are subject to detention without bail: persons charged with a crime of violence, an offense for which the maximum sentence is life imprisonment or death, ...
 See also: State, Lawyer, Crime, Substantial, Witness
  
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