Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Offender
A person who has committed a crime. adult offender. 1. A person who has committed a crime after reaching the age of majority. 2. A person who, having committed a crime while a minor, has been convicted after reaching the age of majority. 3. A juvenile who has committed a crime and is tried as an adult rather than as a juvenile.
adult offender
see offender.
first offender
A person who authorities believe has committed a crime but who has never before been convicted of a crime. Such a person is often treated leniently at sentencing or in plea negotiations.
habitual offender.
See RECIDIVIST.
repeat offender
A person who has been convicted of a crime more than once; RECIDIVIST.
status offender
A youth who engages in conduct that - though not criminal by adult standards - is considered inappropriate enough to bring a charge against the youth in juvenile court; a juvenile who commits a status offense. Cf. youthful offender; JUVENILE DELINQUENT.
young offender
See youthful offender under OFFENDER.
youthful offender
1. A person in late adolescence or early adulthood who has been convicted of a crime. ( A youthful offender is often eligible for special programs not available to older offenders, including community supervision, the successful completion of which may lead to erasing the conviction from the offender's record. 2. JUVENILE DELINQUENT. - Also termed young offender; youth offender. Cf. status offender.