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SUSPENDED SENTENCE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- suspended sentence
1, record 1, English, suspended%20sentence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The suspension of the imposition of a sentence. 2, record 1, English, - suspended%20sentence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hearing judge has the authority, upon finding the offender guilty of breach of probation(or of any other offence), to revoke the suspended sentence and impose any sentence that could have been imposed if the passing of sentence had not been suspended. 3, record 1, English, - suspended%20sentence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peines
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sursis au prononcé de la peine
1, record 1, French, sursis%20au%20prononc%C3%A9%20de%20la%20peine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sursis de sentence 2, record 1, French, sursis%20de%20sentence
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-01-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- conditional sentence of imprisonment
1, record 2, English, conditional%20sentence%20of%20imprisonment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- conditional sentence 2, record 2, English, conditional%20sentence
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term of imprisonment may be a conditional one, in which case the probation order comes into force at the expiration of the conditional sentence. 3, record 2, English, - conditional%20sentence%20of%20imprisonment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... unlike the suspended sentence under section 731(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, the court acting under the conditional sentences provision actually imposes a sentence of imprisonment. This sentence, however is served in the community, rather than in a correctional facility. 3, record 2, English, - conditional%20sentence%20of%20imprisonment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Peines
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- peine d'emprisonnement avec sursis
1, record 2, French, peine%20d%27emprisonnement%20avec%20sursis
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- peine avec sursis 1, record 2, French, peine%20avec%20sursis
correct, feminine noun
- emprisonnement avec sursis 2, record 2, French, emprisonnement%20avec%20sursis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La peine d'emprisonnement peut faire l'objet d'un sursis, auquel cas l'ordonnance de probation entre en vigueur à l'expiration de la peine avec sursis. 3, record 2, French, - peine%20d%27emprisonnement%20avec%20sursis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] contrairement à ce qui se produit pour le sursis au prononcé de la peine prévu à l'alinéa 731(1)a) du Code criminel, le tribunal, dans le contexte de l'emprisonnement avec sursis, inflige en fait une peine d'incarcération. La différence est qu'elle est purgée dans la collectivité plutôt que dans un établissement correctionnel. 3, record 2, French, - peine%20d%27emprisonnement%20avec%20sursis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2021-08-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- suspended sentence with probation
1, record 3, English, suspended%20sentence%20with%20probation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- suspended sentence with probation order 2, record 3, English, suspended%20sentence%20with%20probation%20order
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a suspended sentence with probation is primarily a rehabilitative sentencing tool... 3, record 3, English, - suspended%20sentence%20with%20probation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Peines
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sursis au prononcé de la peine avec mise en probation
1, record 3, French, sursis%20au%20prononc%C3%A9%20de%20la%20peine%20avec%20mise%20en%20probation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- sursis au prononcé de la peine assorti d'une ordonnance de probation 2, record 3, French, sursis%20au%20prononc%C3%A9%20de%20la%20peine%20assorti%20d%27une%20ordonnance%20de%20probation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le sursis au prononcé de la peine avec mise en probation est principalement une mesure de réinsertion sociale [...] 1, record 3, French, - sursis%20au%20prononc%C3%A9%20de%20la%20peine%20avec%20mise%20en%20probation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-05-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
- Penal Administration
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- criminal sentence
1, record 4, English, criminal%20sentence
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A criminal sentence refers to the formal legal consequences associated with a conviction. Types of sentences include probation, fines, short-term incarceration, suspended sentences, which only take effect if the convict fails to meet certain conditions, payment of restitution to the victim, community service, or drug and alcohol rehabilitation for minor crimes. 2, record 4, English, - criminal%20sentence
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Peines
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sanction pénale
1, record 4, French, sanction%20p%C3%A9nale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- sentence pénale 2, record 4, French, sentence%20p%C3%A9nale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est important de ne pas confondre les termes «peine criminelle» et «sanction pénale». Peine criminelle fait référence à une décision rendue dans le cadre d'une poursuite criminelle, alors que la sanction pénale peut faire référence soit au paiement d'une somme d'argent, soit à une peine d'emprisonnement. 3, record 4, French, - sanction%20p%C3%A9nale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-10-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Penal Administration
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- probation officer
1, record 5, English, probation%20officer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- probation supervisor 2, record 5, English, probation%20supervisor
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An officer, usually attached to a juvenile court, who is charged with the care of juvenile delinquents, and in some jurisdictions with the superintendence of convicts who are at large on probation or suspended sentence. 3, record 5, English, - probation%20officer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
probation officer: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 5, English, - probation%20officer
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- agent de probation
1, record 5, French, agent%20de%20probation
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- agente de probation 2, record 5, French, agente%20de%20probation
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Fonctionnaire] des services pénitentiaires, [auxiliaire] du juge de l'application des peines dont la mission générale est une action de rééducation des criminels et dont la mission particulière est une prise en charge des condamnés avec mise à l'épreuve. 3, record 5, French, - agent%20de%20probation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Administración penitenciaria
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- agente de libertad vigilada
1, record 5, Spanish, agente%20de%20libertad%20vigilada
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- agente de libertad a prueba 1, record 5, Spanish, agente%20de%20libertad%20a%20prueba
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- oficial probatorio 2, record 5, Spanish, oficial%20probatorio
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
agente de libertad vigilada y agente de libertad a prueba: Expresiones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 5, Spanish, - agente%20de%20libertad%20vigilada
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