first offender

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Defence solicitor advocate Iain Paterson told the court his client was a first offender.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024

That means anyone convicted must serve their entire sentence, can’t be sentenced to probation as a first offender and can’t be paroled unless they have served at least 30 years in prison.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

Paul Hodgkins, a Florida man, was the first offender to be sentenced when he received eight months in prison in July for obstructing an official proceeding.

From Fox News • Sep. 3, 2021

"Top Chef" isn't the first offender when it comes to poor vetting and possible casting mistakes like this.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2021

But the outside world were strongly of opinion that Sir Francis had been the first offender.

From Kept in the Dark by Trollope, Anthony