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James Coulter Law
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin Street
(613) 371-3884
McKoena Law
Ottawa, Ontario
285 Carruthers Avenue
(613) 695-6529
Virginia Dolinska Criminal Defence
Ottawa, Ontario
116 Lisgar Street, Suite 402
(613) 316-5784
Dubuisson Law Office
Ottawa, Ontario
75 Albert St
(819) 772-1249
Robins Naik LLP
Ottawa, Ontario
185 Somerset St. W. Suite 210
(613) 701-1256
Engel & Associates
Ottawa, Ontario
116 Lisgar Street, Suite 210
(613) 235-6324
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:
Against Public Order
Code Citations:
s.63 (1)
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Section 65 (2)