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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] amonicioun, from Anglo-French amonicion, from [[Latin]] admonition-, admonitio, from admonēre | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] amonicioun, from Anglo-French amonicion, from [[Latin]] admonition-, admonitio, from admonēre | ||
| − | *Date: [ | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 : [[gentle]] or friendly reproof | *1 : [[gentle]] or friendly reproof | ||
*2 : [[counsel]] or warning against fault or oversight | *2 : [[counsel]] or warning against fault or oversight | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Admonition''' (or "being admonished") is a [[punishment]] under [ | + | '''Admonition''' (or "being admonished") is a [[punishment]] under [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_law Scots law] when an offender has been found [[guilty]] but is neither imprisoned nor fined but receives a verbal [[warning]] and is afterwards set free; the [[conviction]] is still recorded. This can be [[compared]] to an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditional_discharge absolute discharge] where a conviction is not recorded. |
It is usually the result of either the strict [[application]] of [[law]] where no real wrong has been [[cause]]d or where other [[circumstances]] (e.g. time already spent in [[custody]] or attending [[court]]) make further [[punishment]] unjust in the circumstances specific to the case involved. | It is usually the result of either the strict [[application]] of [[law]] where no real wrong has been [[cause]]d or where other [[circumstances]] (e.g. time already spent in [[custody]] or attending [[court]]) make further [[punishment]] unjust in the circumstances specific to the case involved. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
| − | Jacqueline Tombs (2004). A [[unique]] punishment Sentencing and the Prison Population in Scotland. Scottish Consortium on Crime & Criminal Justice. p. 76. | + | Jacqueline Tombs (2004). A [[unique]] punishment Sentencing and the Prison Population in Scotland. Scottish Consortium on Crime & Criminal Justice. p. 76. https://www.scccj.org.uk/documents/A_Unique_Punishment.pdf. "Admonition – means that the offender receives a warning from the court and a conviction." |
[[Category: Law]] | [[Category: Law]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:36, 12 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English amonicioun, from Anglo-French amonicion, from Latin admonition-, admonitio, from admonēre
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
Description
Admonition (or "being admonished") is a punishment under Scots law when an offender has been found guilty but is neither imprisoned nor fined but receives a verbal warning and is afterwards set free; the conviction is still recorded. This can be compared to an absolute discharge where a conviction is not recorded.
It is usually the result of either the strict application of law where no real wrong has been caused or where other circumstances (e.g. time already spent in custody or attending court) make further punishment unjust in the circumstances specific to the case involved.
Reference
Jacqueline Tombs (2004). A unique punishment Sentencing and the Prison Population in Scotland. Scottish Consortium on Crime & Criminal Justice. p. 76. https://www.scccj.org.uk/documents/A_Unique_Punishment.pdf. "Admonition – means that the offender receives a warning from the court and a conviction."
