first offender

Example Sentences

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"This is a first offender and I wouldn't want him to be a hardened criminal at this young age. He's only 15 now."

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

They were also allowed to plead guilty under Georgia’s first offender law, meaning that if they complete their probation without violating the terms or committing another crime, their records will be wiped clean.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

The felony carries up to four years in prison but "no one gets jail time for that as a first offender," a New York law enforcement official told Yahoo News.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2023

Threshold was $210 million in 2021, with tax rates of 20% for first offender, 30% for exceeding in consecutive years and 50% for exceeding in three or more consecutive years.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2022

Is it any wonder that this first offender comes out of prison a confirmed criminal, and that “the last state of that man is worse than the first”?

From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various