Criminal

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Plain English Legal Dictionary

A dictionary of general court, legal and criminal law terms.

A criminal is someone who a court decides has broken a law.

This booklet has information about what might happen if you don’t follow a DVO.

If you plead guilty, the judge will usually decide your punishment (sentence) on the same day.

This website gives general legal information. It is not legal advice. If you need advice for your problem, please talk to a lawyer.

If there is information on this website that you think is wrong please contact us.

	This website is a project of the NT Community Legal Education Network.
	It has been developed with the generous support of the Law Society Public Purposes Trust.