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Sentence (law)

In criminal law, a sentence is the punishment for a crime ordered by a trial court after conviction in a criminal procedure, normally at the conclusion of a trial. A sentence may consist of imprisonment, a fine, or other sanctions. Sentences for multiple crimes may be a concurrent sentence, where sentences of imprisonment are all served together at the…

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Sentence (law)

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sentence law sentences may criminal sentencing certain defendant also court imprisonment punishment judge condemnation systems kind offender punishments act sententia

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a prison followed by street time period of paroleinstance ofwhich mandates the minimum period be served in an institutional setting0.80text
supervised release or probation until the total sentence is completed.If a sentence is reduced to a less harsh punishmentinstance ofwhich mandates the minimum period be served in an institutional setting0.80text
then the sentence is said to have been mitigated or commutedinstance ofwhich mandates the minimum period be served in an institutional setting0.80text

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