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criminal offence
|
7.83 |
|
They remain criminal offences. |
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serious offence
|
4.67 |
|
Stealing is a serious offence. |
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second offence
|
3.49 |
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A second offence carries a life ban. |
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alleged offence
|
3.42 |
|
The man was stopped by police for an alleged driving offence. |
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bookable offence
|
3.23 |
|
Both men were dismissed for a second bookable offence. |
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same offence
|
2.17 |
|
Thousands of their supporters were charged with the same offence. |
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similar offence
|
2.17 |
|
His stockman Philip Luff denied eleven similar offences. |
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first offence
|
1.71 |
|
Punishment for a first offence is a fine. |
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minor offence
|
1.65 |
|
The police cautioned him for a minor offence. |
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sexual offence
|
1.65 |
|
Names of victims of sexual offences cannot be published. |
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punishable offence
|
0.99 |
|
Denying the reality of the Nazi extermination of Jews is a punishable offence in Germany. |
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new offence
|
0.92 |
|
This is not a new offence. |
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motoring offence
|
0.79 |
|
...a three-month sentence for motoring offences. |
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driving offence
|
0.66 |
|
He had to appear in court for a driving offence. |
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political offence
|
0.66 |
|
The agreement does not cover political offences. |
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drug-related offence
|
0.53 |
|
TEN people are due to appear before magistrates today, accused of drug-related offences. |
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terrorist offence
|
0.53 |
|
During the court case it emerged that both men had convictions for terrorist offences. |
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the offence
|
0.53 |
|
The first two offences are punishable by death. |
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petty offence
|
0.46 |
|
The new courts were designed to relieve police courts of petty offences. |
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such offence
|
0.46 |
|
The sentence is considered as severe for such an offence. |