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Sutherland Law
Vaughan, Ontario
3300 Hwy 7, Suite 904
(905) 695-5500
Vahideh Khalili
Vaughan, Ontario
400 Applewood Crescent, Suite 100
(647) 962-8815
ReeveLaw
Vaughan, Ontario
278 Badessa Cir
(905) 895-6528
Absolute Law Professional Corporation
Vaughan, Ontario
Entrance K, 7250 Keele St Suite 393
(416) 748-0030
Gb Law
Vaughan, Ontario
7777 Weston Rd Unit 162
(877) 334-2529
Karma Legal Professional Corporation
Vaughan, Ontario
3231 Langstaff Rd Suite 201
(416) 814-6068
Glossary of Legal Terms
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.
Probation
Probation is ordered by the Court and allows the offender to serve their sentence in the community, subject to conditions prescribed in a probation order.
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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