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'''Adult''' | '''Adult''' | ||
*means a person who is neither a young person | *means a person who is neither a young person nor a child. | ||
'''Adult Sentence''' | '''Adult Sentence''' | ||
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'''Serious Violent Offence''' | '''Serious Violent Offence''' | ||
*means an offence under one of the following provisions of the ''CC'': | *means an offence under one of the following provisions of the ''CC'': | ||
**s 231 or 235 (first degree murder or second degree murder), | |||
**s 239 (attempt to commit murder), | |||
**s 232, 234, or 236 (manslaughter), or | |||
**s 273 (aggravated sexual assault). | |||
'''Violent Offence''' | '''Violent Offence''' | ||
*means | *means | ||
**an offence committed by a young person that includes causing bodily harm as an element of the offence; | |||
**an attempt or a threat to commit an offence that includes causing bodily harm as an element of the offence; or | |||
**an offence during which a young person endangers the life or safety of another person by creating a substantial likelihood of causing bodily harm. | |||
'''Young Person''' | '''Young Person''' | ||
