MontrealLawyersNear Me
Laurent Morin Avocat
Montreal, Quebec
500 Place D'Armes, Office 1832
(514) 779-6873
Leonard Waxman
Montreal, Quebec
276 Saint-Jacques St., Suite 305
(514) 342-4498
Attorney Cazes-Hardy Avocat Inc
Montreal, Quebec
4 Notre-Dame St. East Suite 1002
(514) 432-7499
Steven Slimovitch - criminal lawyer
Montreal, Quebec
500 Place d'Armes #1800
(514) 984-2309
Montreal Lawyers
Montreal, Quebec
500 Place-D'Armes
(514) 377-7168
James Dawson Avocat
Montreal, Quebec
2189 Sherbrooke Street East
(514) 344-0555
Glossary of Legal Terms
Crown prosecutor
Lawyers who act for the federal, provincial and territorial governments and prosecute people accused of crimes on behalf of the Crown.
Indictable offence
Indictable offences are the most serious offences under the Criminal Code and they come with more serious punishments, up to a maximum penalty of life in prison.
Summary conviction
Summary convictions are used for lesser offences with penalties, fines and short jail time. They reflect the majority of offences as defined in the Code.
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Administration of Justice
Code Citations:
s.127 (1)