Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

minimal participant

Criminal law. Under the federal sentencing guidelines, a defendant who is among the least culpable of a group of criminal actors, as when the defendant does not understand the scope or structure of the criminal enterprise or the actions of the other members of the group. ( The offense level for a crime of a minimal participant can be decreased by four levels. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 381.2(a). Cf. MINOR PARTICIPANT