It would be establishing a form of hate crime. Technically, you could charge them with arson, but the real crime is the hatred of a group.
Do not entirely understand the question - but - yes, a 'violation' of a criminal statute is a synonym for an offense.
It depends on what the offense you committed was, and whether or not there is a 'statute of limitations' on its enforcement in that particular state.
There are NO statutes of limitation on ANY criminal offense in South Carolina. See: http://law.findlaw.com/state-laws/criminal-statute-of-limitations/south-carolina/
To constitute a criminal offense you must have 2 factors; an ACT, done with a criminal INTENT. The facts needed to prosecute a criminal offense are known as the elements of the crime. A statute defines what actions are criminal and the law also determines what mind set is needed by the actor to make them guilty of a crime. For further information please see the related link below.
Question is too general. (in the US) it depends on what kind of criminal offense this amounts to and what the statute of limitation laws of that particular state say about that classification of crime.
There is no statute of limitations for any criminal offense in South Carolina.
Yes, they are the same thing.
A federal crime or offense is something made illegal or defined as criminal by a federal government. An example of a federal offense is identity theft.
No. Burglary IS a criminal offense. ATTEMPTED Burglary is an attempt crime.
There is no statute of limitations on a criminal record. Once something is on there it remains there unless the court expunges it. The fact that you were convicted of a crime doesn't go away. It is one of the deterrents to doing crime, the criminal is branded as such for life.
Stealing is a crime in most places.
A defendant is a person who has been charged with a criminal offense.