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offence to be taken into consideration

offence to be taken into consideration noun: an additional criminal offence which a defendant agrees to admit to following their conviction, which is formally taken into account when they are sentenced, but with a lesser weight than a full conviction.

Noun

offence to be taken into consideration (plural offences to be taken into consideration)

  1. (UK, criminal law) An additional criminal offence which a defendant agrees to admit to following their conviction, which is formally taken into account when they are sentenced, but with a lesser weight than a full conviction.

Forms of offence to be taken into consideration

pluraloffences to be taken into consideration
alternative formoffence taken into consideration
alternative formTIC

Origin of offence to be taken into consideration

From offence + to be + taken into consideration.

Questions about offence to be taken into consideration

What does offence to be taken into consideration mean?
Offence to be taken into consideration means an additional criminal offence which a defendant agrees to admit to following their conviction, which is formally taken into account when they are sentenced, but with a lesser weight than a full conviction.
What part of speech is offence to be taken into consideration?
Offence to be taken into consideration is a noun.
What is the plural of offence to be taken into consideration?
The plural of offence to be taken into consideration is offences to be taken into consideration.

Words near offence to be taken into consideration in the dictionary

  1. Offenbach
  2. Offenbachian
  3. Offenburg
  4. offence
  5. offence taken into consideration
  6. offence to be taken into consideration
  7. offenceful
  8. offenceless
  9. offencelessly
  10. offencelessness
  11. offences

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