{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-37","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-37","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-37","body":"The term “offense,” when used in any statute, shall mean any violation of law liable to punishment by criminal prosecution.","path":["MS Code","Title 1"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"3e39df173d567a0aff8a061cd0afcf814b27b1ebb08d0c825ab537be775827b4","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-35","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}