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Kimberley A. Pegg Barristers
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Cooper Street, Suite 1
(613) 232-9331
Jason Gilbert B.A., Ll.B
Ottawa, Ontario
85 Albert Street, Suite 800
(613) 237-2673
Brass Law Office
Ottawa, Ontario
Suite 704, 200 Elgin Street
(613) 238-5757
Carroll & Wallace Barristers
Ottawa, Ontario
190 O'Connor Street, Suite 300, Third Floor
(613) 236-5494
Bayne Seller Ertel Carter
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin St #500
(613) 236-0535
Paul Lewandowski Criminal Defence Lawyer
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin Street, Suite 901
(613) 866-4155
Glossary of Legal Terms
Crown prosecutor
Lawyers who act for the federal, provincial and territorial governments and prosecute people accused of crimes on behalf of the Crown.
Indictable offence
Indictable offences are the most serious offences under the Criminal Code and they come with more serious punishments, up to a maximum penalty of life in prison.
Loitering
Lingering aimlessly in a public place and obstructing persons who are lawfully there.
Summary conviction
Summary convictions are used for lesser offences with penalties, fines and short jail time. They reflect the majority of offences as defined in the Code.
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