first offence

Release through administrative action is also possible even after a first offence.

By the age of 17 he committed his first offence, a robbery.

To say so in writing was treason for a first offence.

For the first offence I was given a fine.

For a first offence and a voluntary return, you would probably just be whipped.

I know the police have discretion, and it was a first offence."

He had said to her, of the handkerchief: "This was the first offence."

The minimum penalty for the first offence was seven days in jail.

They are young-' This morning, as we have learned, is not their first offence.

Because it was his first offence, he was let off with a warning.

My first offence was round about the age of eleven - shoplifting.

It has been suggested upon your behalf that I should treat this as a first offence.

This can lead to imprisonment for a first offence.

If it's a first offence, and/or relatively minor, it may well be dealt with outside the court system.

The judge showed lenience with the accused because it was his first offence.

It wasn't a first offence and there were no mitigating circumstances.

For the first offence you will receive an official warning from the collective Editors.

"You won't go to prison for a first offence."

This could be up to £5, the maximum penalty for a first offence against the Act.

He was arrested but received diversion because this was a first offence.

As it was a first offence, he was released from jail in September 2005.

But they were mistaken; for she was stopped in the commission of her very first offence, and died for it.

It was Jimmy's first offence, and he swears it will be his last.

The first offence could be subject to a fine of up to 25 pounds or up to six months imprisonment.

But because of her age and because it was a first offence, she wasn't sent to a juvenile court.