prior conviction

collocation in English

meaningsofpriorandconviction

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prior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/praɪər/us
/praɪr/
formal
existing or happening before something else, or before a ...
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conviction
noun
uk
/kənˈvɪk.ʃən/us
/kənˈvɪk.ʃən/
the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding ...
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(Definition ofpriorandconvictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The worry is that any scepticism is driven by apriorconvictionthat welfare alone matters, rather than by doubts specific to (say) the retributivist or egalitarian proposal.
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The response to the public consultation exercise was mixed and demonstrated serious concern about introducing bans withoutpriorconviction.
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There will have been apriorconvictionfor the same offence.
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That restriction is applied on the basis of some kind of police proceedings to do with hooliganism, although nopriorconvictionis necessary.
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The short answer is that he will read out the parts in the document which are relevant and will not include the part which talks about apriorconviction.
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The amendment is designed to restrict the scope of the automatic statutory prohibition in subsection (1)(d) to circumstances where a young person has apriorconviction.
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The prosecution's need to prove its case via storytelling has no force when it comes to the fact of apriorconviction.
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He was charged with driving under the influence of drugs with apriorconvictionand later released on $40,000 bail.
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If the defendant'spriorconvictioninvolves a crime with these basic elements, regardless of the label, it counts as a predicate offense under 924(e).
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The only exception is the fact ofpriorconviction, which may be found by a judge.
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Under federal law, there are two main consequences of having apriorconvictionfor an aggravated felony.
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Should it therefore mean whatever the state of the defendant'spriorconvictiondefines burglary to be?
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He also offered to stipulate to the fact that he had suffered apriorconvictionthat made him a prohibited possessor.
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The other is that, with respect to certain federal crimes, apriorconvictionfor an aggravated felony provides a sentencing enhancement.
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She was sentenced to 20 years, with consideration given for time already served under herpriorconviction.
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The case concerned a federal prisoner who sought to challenge his current sentence by arguing it was enhanced based on an unconstitutionalpriorconviction.
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What if none of these three was most analogous, as would be the case for apriorconvictionfor driving under the influence?
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Jacques claimed that he was using the books for research purposes and was using a false name due to hispriorconviction.
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Yet, as far as the element of apriorconvictionis concerned, a defendant's stipulation is just as conclusive as the underlying facts of the crime.
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He also argued that the jury-trial requirement applied to both mandatory minimum sentences and the findings of prior convictions used to enhance sentences.
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