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Do you have to be convicted of a crime to be a criminal by law?
Yes, simply being arrested and/or charged does not make you a criminal UNLESS you are convicted of a crime in court.
What does the question have you ever been convicted for a criminal offense for which you have not been pardoned MEAN?
Exactly what it says: If you have ever been convicted of any criminal offense, you would have to answer YES.If you had been convicted of a criminal offense but you were later pardoned you would answer NO.
What is a federal criminal?
A federal criminal is a person convicted of breaking a federal law.
Domestic violence and your criminal record?
If the abuser was tried and convicted of a felony such as assault, then yes, it will show up in a criminal record. If never convicted, then no.
How is a person considered a criminal?
A criminal is someone that has been convicted of a crime. Once that has happened they are considered a criminal.
If a person is convicted of wrongful death charged by his family can they go to jail?
No, because "wrongful death" is not a criminal charge, only a civil charge (a "lawsuit"), and can result in award of money (restitution, etc), but not jail.
What is the word for giving a convicted criminal a punishment?
Sentencing.
What happens when a criminal court case is adjudicated?
Adjudicated means the case is done: it has been convicted either by the defendant pleading guilty or found guilty by the Judge/jury.
How do you use convicted in a complete sentence?
There is a prisoner in our city jail who was convicted of a serious crime.
What mean convicted?
The legal definition of convicted is one whom a court has officially determined is guilty of a criminal offense. That determination is made at the conclusion of a criminal prosecution or after the entry of a plea of guilty.
Can you get a misdemeanor criminal record?
ALL crimes of which you were convicted are in your permanent criminal record, Both felonies and misdemeanors.
What happens to the President if the First Lady is convicted of a crime?
The same thing that happens to any husband whose wife is convicted of a crime... basically nothing, with the difference that the President may have the power to pardon his wife (though if he does so, he might face some political backlash even above that he would get from associating with a known criminal).
