noun
occasional crime; crime of opportunity
A legal term for a crime committed due to external circumstances rather than a habitual criminal tendency. Rare in everyday language.
偶発犯は、計画的な犯罪とは区別される。
Occasional crimes are distinguished from premeditated crimes.
彼の犯行は偶発犯とみなされ、情状酌量の余地があると判断された。
His offense was regarded as an occasional crime, and it was judged that there were grounds for leniency.