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Difference between revisions of "Family Violence and the Criminal Code"
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*a ''stay of proceedings'', when the crown doesn't take the charges to trial and no criminal conviction is entered, | *a ''stay of proceedings'', when the crown doesn't take the charges to trial and no criminal conviction is entered, | ||
*a ''discharge'' following trial or a guilty plea (a discharge can be absolute or come with certain conditions, like a probation period, and depending on the type of discharge, there may or may not be a conviction and a criminal record), | *a ''discharge'' following trial or a guilty plea (a discharge can be absolute or come with certain conditions, like a probation period, and depending on the type of discharge, there may or may not be a conviction and a criminal record), | ||
*a ''suspended sentence'', with conditions, a period of probation and a criminal conviction, | *a ''suspended sentence'', with conditions, a period of probation, and a criminal conviction, | ||
*a ''peace bond'' under s. 810 of the ''Criminal Code'', under which the accused will be required to comply with certain conditions, but which is not a criminal conviction and won't give the accused a criminal record, or | *a ''peace bond'' under s. 810 of the ''Criminal Code'', under which the accused will be required to comply with certain conditions, but which is not a criminal conviction and won't give the accused a criminal record, or | ||
*a conviction punished by a fine, jail time, or both a fine and time in jail. | *a conviction punished by a fine, jail time, or both a fine and time in jail. | ||
