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  • 1Sentence Review Commission — The Sentence Review Commission was established by the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 and was co chaired by Brian Currin, a South African human rights lawyer and Sir John Blelloch, a retired senior Northern Ireland Office civil servant.The… …

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  • 2sentence — [[t]se̱ntəns[/t]] ♦♦ sentences, sentencing, sentenced 1) N COUNT A sentence is a group of words which, when they are written down, begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a… …

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  • 3Conditional sentence (Canada) — A conditional sentence is a non custodial punishment for crime in Canada. Contents 1 Description 2 Administration 2.1 Breach of a Conditional Sentence 2.2 …

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  • 4life sentence — noun a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives he got life for killing the guard • Syn: ↑life • Derivationally related forms: ↑lifer (for: ↑life) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 5life sentence — n the punishment of sending someone to prison for the rest of their life or for a very long time ▪ Miller is serving a life sentence for murder …

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  • 6life sentence — life sentences N COUNT If someone receives a life sentence, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life, or for a very long period of time. Some were serving life sentences for murder …

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  • 7Judicial system of the People's Republic of China — For the Ministry of Justice, see Ministry of Justice of the People s Republic of China. People s Republic of China This article is part of the series: Politics and government of …

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  • 8Clinton Correctional Facility — Location Dannemora, New York Coordinates …

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  • 9CITY OF REFUGE — (Heb. טָלקמ ריע). Moses assigned six cities (Num. 35:13, Deut. 19:9) to which shall flee thither and live whoso killeth his neighbor unawares and hated him not in time past. Moses himself set aside three of these cities (Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan) …

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  • 10Federal Sentencing Guidelines — The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for convicted defendants in the United States federal court system. The Guidelines are the product of the United States Sentencing Commission and are part of an… …

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