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sentencing guidelines : a set of rules for computing sentences that is promulgated by a commission on sentencing and that typically provides classifications (as of offenses or offenders), scales (as of severity of crimes), and suggested punishments ...
acceptance of responsibility
acceptance of responsibility :a convicted federal defendant's acknowledgment of and remorse for his or her crime such that the sentencing judge has the discretion under the federal sentencing guidelines to reduce the offense level and so impose a less severe sentence ...
career offender
career offender : a habitual or repeat criminal ;esp : an offender with two or more prior convictions for violent or drug-related crimes called also career criminal NOTE: Under federal sentencing guidelines career offenders are given maximum sentences. ...
crime of violence
crime of violence :a crime that by its nature poses a substantial risk that force will be used against a person or property NOTE: A record of crimes of violence is used esp. to determine career offender status under federal sentencing guidelines. ...
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