Conviction - Law Dictionary Search Results
halfway house
halfway house : a residence for formerly institutionalized individuals (as mental patients, drug addicts, or convicts) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
grand
grand : of, relating to, or being a crime involving the theft of money or property valued at over a set amount [convicted of embezzlement] see also grand larceny at larceny grand theft at theft compare...
good time
good time : a deduction for good behavior made from a convict's term of imprisonment
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former jeopardy
former jeopardy 1 : a common-law plea in bar of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict 2 : double jeopardy
rehabilitate
to liquidate rather than reorganize or the farming operation "J. H. Williamson"] b : to restore (as a convicted criminal defendant) to a useful and constructive place in society through therapy, job training, and other counseling re·ha·bil·i·ta·tion
first offender
first offender : one convicted of an offense for the first time
electrocute
electrocute -cut·ed -cut·ing [electro-, combining form meaning “electric” + execute] : to execute (a convicted criminal) by electricity elec·tro·cu·tion n
diminished capacity
shown, negating an element of the crime with which a defendant is charged, the defendant can only be convicted of a lesser offense that does not include the element.
criminal record
criminal record a record listing a defendant's previous arrests and convictions. A copy of the defendant's criminal record, if any, must be given to the defense upon request during
criminal
civil, penal n 1 : one who has committed a crime 2 : a person who has been convicted of a crime
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