offender
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Leicestershire Police said two men aged 52 and two women aged 43 who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender as part of the investigation were released on bail.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"For many victims who don't have that length of sentence for their offender, they won't know who to turn to, who to call," she told BBC Breakfast.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
That’s like staying in the dugout during a bench-clearing brawl then offering the offender a handshake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
These are the most common type of sentence, denoting the maximum time the offender could spend in custody, although the whole time might not necessarily be spent in prison.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Sometimes the one who spotted a perched elbow would sneak out of his chair and walk all the way around the table, so that he could catch the offender.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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The government has changed its plan to release thousands of offenders in England and Wales well before the end of their sentences in an attempt to make space in prisons.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Cassia Rowland from the IFG said most recalls are for breaches of licence conditions, such as missed appointments, rather than offenders committing further offences or posing a serious risk to the public.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In lieu of suspensions, administrators invite offenders to reflect in a soothing place on the feelings and trauma that led them, say, to hit another student or disobey a teacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
OLRs, introduced in 2006, are unique to Scotland and are designed to serve as life sentences for serious sexual and violent offenders.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In 2005, there were fewer than seventy-five juvenile offenders on death row when the Court banned the death penalty for kids.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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