noun
crime of commission
Legal term for a crime committed through an active act, as opposed to omission (不作為犯). Used in criminal law contexts.
殺人罪は典型的な作為犯である。
Murder is a typical crime of commission.
Compound of 作為 (commission, act) and 犯 (crime, offense). The term is a direct legal concept, likely a calque from German or English legal terminology.