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Carroll & Wallace Barristers
Ottawa, Ontario
190 O'Connor Street, Suite 300, Third Floor
(613) 236-5494
Solomon Friedman
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin Street, Suite 403
(613) 202-1900
Russomanno Criminal Law
Ottawa, Ontario
331 Somerset Street West
(613) 232-8389
Ayesha Kumararatne
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin Street, Suite 202
(613) 421-8920
Greenspon Granger Hill
Ottawa, Ontario
331 Somerset Street West
(613) 288-2890
Céline Dostaler
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin St #901
(613) 695-8595
Glossary of Legal Terms
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.
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.
Tagged With:
Sexual, Moral & Disorderly Conduct
Code Citations:
s.173 (1)
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Section 174 (1)