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"accused" includes a defendant;
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"alternative measures" means measures other than judicial proceedings under this Act used to deal with a person who is eighteen years of age or over and alleged to have committed an offence;
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"court" means |
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a superior court of criminal jurisdiction, | ||
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a court of criminal jurisdiction, | ||
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a justice or provincial court judge acting as a summary conviction court under Part XXVII, or | ||
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a court that hears an appeal; | ||
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"fine" includes a pecuniary penalty or other sum of money, but does not include restitution.
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| R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 716; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 154; 1995, c. 22, s. 6; 1999, c. 5, s. 29(E). | |||
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