Absolute Discharge

Absolute discharge in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of absolute discharge.

Meaning of Absolute Discharge in Spanish

Description/ translation of absolute discharge into Spanish: libertad incondicional, sin condiciones (en favor del condenado al que se exime del cumplimiento de la pena, aunque la condena consta en sus antecedentes penales; se contrapone a la conditional discharge, que está sometida en particular a la condición de no volver a delinquir en un periodo fijado; esta última no debe traducirse, sin embargo, por libertad condicional (= parole), sino por remisión/ suspensión condicional de la pena[1]

Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where absolute discharge belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.

Notes and References

1. Translation of Absolute Discharge published by Antonio Peñaranda

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Officer
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• absolute discharge in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• absolute discharge in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Absolute Discharge

Resources

See Also

• See discharge.