Compounding An Offence in United Kingdom

Definition of Compounding An Offence

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Compounding An Offence : The offence of accepting or agreeing to accept consideration for not disclosing information that might assist in convicting or prosecuting someone who has committed an *arrestable offence (consideration here does not include reasonable compensation for loss or injury caused by the offence). There is also a special statutory offence of advertising a reward for stolen goods on the basis that “no questions will be asked” or that the person producing the goods “will be safe from inquiry”.