Sentencing

When two or more terms of imprisonment are served together.

A place for long-term incarceration for a crime.

A place of confinement for time periods longer than those usual for a police station lock-up and shorter than those usual for a prison.

Unpaid work undertaken pursuant to a court order upon conviction for an offence in lieu of a sentence of imprisonment.

A release from prison, before a sentence is finished, that depends on the person 'keeping clean' and doing what he or she is supposed to do while out. If the person fails to meet the conditions, the rest of the sentence must be served.

Conduct required for criminals to get out of jail early or other privileges while in prison.

A sentence (usually 'jail time') that the judge allows the convicted person to avoid serving (e.g. if the person continues on good behaviour, completes community service, etc.)

A document that promises to pay money if a particular future event happens, or a sum of money that is put up and will be lost if that event happens.

An act by which the court requires a bond or bail money.

The sentencing of a criminal to a period of time during which they will be deprived of their freedom.

A bond, required by a judge of a person likely to 'breach the peace', to guarantee the person's good behaviour for a period of time.

An exact prison term that is set by law, rather than one that may be shortened for good behaviour.

A kind of punishment given out as part of a sentence, which means that instead of jailing a person convicted of a crime, a judge will order that the person reports to an officer regularly and according to a set schedule.

The most severe of all sentences: that of death. Also known as the death penalty.