Alternative Measures Law and Legal Definition
Alternative measures, in Canada is a much lighter disposition of a criminal charge regarding an adult accused who would be prepared to plead guilty and which does not result in a criminal record or incarceration but instead usually results in a mild penalty such as community service, an apology to the victim or counseling. Usually, it is just for the first offenders who admit that they committed the crime, and also where the crime has not been too serious. The availability of alternative measures for adult offenders is set out at §716 of Canada’s Criminal Code.
Legal Definition list
- Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution
- Alternative Insurance Market
- Alternative Fuels Business
- Alternative Fuel
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures (Family Law)
- Alternative Measures
- Alternative Medicine
- Alternative Medicine Practitioner
- Alternative Minimum Tax
- Alternative Mortgage Instruments (ATI)
- Alternative Mortgage Transaction [Banks & Banking]
Related Legal Terms
- Alternative Contract
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Arbitration
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediation Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures (Family Law)
- Alternative Fuel
- Alternative Fuels Business
- Alternative Insurance Market
- Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution
- Alternative Medicine
