Subsume

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004753",
  "term": "Subsume",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To absorb or include a more specific legal rule, concept, or set of facts within a broader, more general one. The larger principle or category then governs the legal analysis of the specific instance, making a separate analysis of the smaller element unnecessary. For example, in a criminal case, a lesser included offense is subsumed within the greater offense if all its elements are also elements of the greater crime.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/subsume/"
}