Examples of first offender in a Sentence
Because he was a first offender, he was put on probation rather than sentenced to jail.
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The maximum sentence, which a first offender would have been unlikely to receive, was four years in prison and several thousand dollars in fines for each of the 34 counts.
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CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
In Kenner, pretrial diversion is essentially a six-month probationary period for first offenders, Kenner spokesperson Valerie Brolin said in March.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2024
In Kenner, pretrial diversion is essentially a six-month probationary period for first offenders, Brolin said.
—Brett Martel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
The mystery of why she was so swiftly pardoned while other first offenders were sentenced to three weeks in jail is solved by the mysterious Mr. Kim, who is waiting for her outside the station.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
In Kenner, pretrial diversion is essentially a six-month probationary period for first offenders, Kenner spokesperson Valerie Brolin said in March.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2024
In Kenner, pretrial diversion is essentially a six-month probationary period for first offenders, Brolin said.
—Brett Martel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
The mystery of why she was so swiftly pardoned while other first offenders were sentenced to three weeks in jail is solved by the mysterious Mr. Kim, who is waiting for her outside the station.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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“First offender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20offender. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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