CRIME

be out on bail

be detained in custody

get a suspended sentence

• sentence of up to two years - suspend the sentence for up to two years. No prison, but... do unpaid work be subject to a curfew undertake a treatment programme for alcohol or drugs be subject to a supervision requirement (tagging/reporting)

mitigating circumstances

AGGRAVATING/EXTENUATING

he was released

be charged with

he was done for

THAT'S LIBELLOUS!

that's just slanderous!

to be left destitute

an eminent scholar

to get (wheel) clamped

in the thick of it

the Police just waded in

torn to shreds

track down the culprits

my bike was nicked

"lock them up

serve time in the nick

incite racial hatred

be remanded in custody

be taken in for questioning

plead guilty

be arrested for

be charged with

be sentenced to

armed robbery

GBH

disorderly conduct

extortion

forgery

fraud

manslaughter

obstructing the course of justice

hacking into a

to be in the dock