first offender

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Defence solicitor advocate Iain Paterson told the court his client was a first offender.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024

The felony carries up to four years in prison but "no one gets jail time for that as a first offender," a New York law enforcement official told Yahoo News.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2023

The second threshold was $230 million last year, with tax rates of 32% for the first offender, 42% for the second and 62% for the third.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2022

Paul Hodgkins, a Florida man, was the first offender to be sentenced when he received eight months in prison in July for obstructing an official proceeding.

From Fox News • Sep. 3, 2021

The first offender says "I did it because I find fishing very amusing," and the magistrate bids him depart in peace; nay, probably wishes him good sport.

From Science & Education by Huxley, Thomas Henry