▁not ▁to ▁pro sec ute . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁common ▁law , ▁comp ounding ▁a ▁fel ony ▁was ▁pun ish able ▁as ▁a ▁mis de mean or . ▁ ▁Many ▁states ▁have ▁en act ed ▁stat utes ▁that ▁pun ish ▁the ▁off ence ▁as ▁a ▁fel ony . ▁ ▁Comp ounding ▁a ▁mis de mean or ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁crime . ▁ ▁However , ▁an ▁agreement ▁not ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁a ▁mis de mean or ▁is ▁un en force able ▁as ▁being ▁contrary ▁to ▁public ▁policy . ▁▁▁ ▁Comp ounding ▁has ▁been ▁abol ished ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁In ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁cases , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁off ence . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Comp ounding ▁tre ason , ▁same ▁sense ▁of ▁" comp ounding " ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁crime ▁of ▁tre ason ▁ ▁Mis pr ision ▁of ▁fel ony , ▁failing ▁to ▁report ▁knowledge ▁of ▁a ▁fel ony ▁ ▁The ft b ote , ▁private ▁arrangement ▁between ▁fel on ▁and ▁victim , ▁to ▁ob vi ate ▁fin es ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁ ▁Per ver ting ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁justice , ▁common - law ▁off ence ▁ ▁S ett lement ▁( lit ig ation ), ▁permitted ▁in ▁civil ▁law ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Cr imes ▁Category : English ▁legal ▁termin ology ▁Category : L aw ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : In cho ate ▁off enses