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Minor Offences and Punishment

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  • taken to court and put on trial for committing an offence or crime
    Prosecuted
  • prohibited from doing something or going somewhere
    Be banned
  • An area that has a sign saying it is to be used for a specific purpose
    Designated area
  • a legal arrangement in which a person who has been found guilty of a crime is not sentenced to jail but may be sentenced for that crime at a future time if he or she commits another crime during a specified period
    Suspended sentence
  • A crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment. It starts with O _ _ _ _ _ _
    Offence
  • having the evidence heard in court and decided on by a judge
    judged
    banned
  • Work that someone does as punishment, instead of going to prison
    Community service
  • Asked to pay a small amount of money as a fine (financial punishment)
    Be issued with a small fine
  • Time restriction
    be acquitted of any charges
    impose a curfew
  • dropping rubbish on the ground in a public place
    Littering
  • Not guilty of any charges
    Do community services
    Be acquitted
  • An area which does not have a sign especifically saying that you can do something, e.g. smoke
    Non-designated area
  • A large financial punishment
    a heavy fine
    a fine