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Solution Criminal Lawyers
Montreal, Quebec
2120 Sherbrooke East, Suite 1009,
(514) 658-6111
Ana-Maria Mocanu
Montreal, Quebec
19 Rue Le Royer O #204
(514) 466-8555
Dominique Shoofey
Montreal, Quebec
338 Saint-Antoine East, Suite 300
(514) 523-7676
Derhy, Lawyers & Notaries, Nominal Company
Montreal, Quebec
1100 Sherbrooke West, 2nd Floor
(514) 281-6000
Boro Frigon Gordon Jones
Montreal, Quebec
Le 500 Place-D'Armes 500 Pl. D'Armes
(514) 288-0444
Ginzburg Legal
Montreal, Quebec
424 Saint Francois Xavier St
(514) 710-6749
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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