offender
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The plan to ease prison congestion had initially included those convicted of manslaughter but, following a high profile outcry, on Saturday Andy Burnham said this category of offender had been ruled out.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The judge said that the four would be sentenced following the outcome a trial of a fifth man, Subhan Ahmed, who has denied assisting an offender.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Despite being the worst offender, thanks for evolving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Such orders are used to enforce restrictions on who an offender can have contact with, as well as their internet use or travel, but the judge said the draft order was too broad.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
It figured the angles and located the offender.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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Of course an actor largely known for taking down sexual offenders on a cop procedural and for being a massive Knicks fan will host the Emmys.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hargitay, largely known for apprehending “especially heinous” offenders for the last 27 years, is just about the farthest away from an objectionable choice as you can get.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Many of the participants are what the instructors jokingly call "repeat offenders", including Dean Twaite from Tredegar who drove army vehicles as a member of Royal Corps of Transport in the 1970s and 1980s.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
From 9 June, 250 offenders serving more than 12 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nine months after the passage of Proposition 21,30 percent of all teen offenders in California were being charged as adults.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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