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Dong's Law Office
Ottawa, Ontario
101-669 Sue Holloway Drive
(613) 825-1305
Nikolas Lust
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Cooper St Suite 4
(613) 857-1911
LMS Lawyers Llp
Ottawa, Ontario
190 O'Connor Street, 9Th Floor
(613) 230-5787
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Ottawa, Ontario
1400 – 270 Albert Street
(613) 235-5327
AEH Criminal Law
Ottawa, Ontario
185 Somerset Street West, Suite 305
(613) 565-3363
Ayesha Kumararatne
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin Street, Suite 202
(613) 421-8920
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.
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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Code Citations:
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