What is a petty offence?
buy this article By Brig Dirk Lambrechts IntroductionA petty crime/offence (Afrikaans: “‘n geringe/nietige/klein misdaad/misdryf”) means that the crime/offence concerned (usually theft-related, but see S v Visagie infra) is embodied in the Latin maxim de minimis non curat lex which literally means that “the law does not concern itself with trifles or paltriness”. Translated into Afrikaans, […]
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