downward departure

In the federal sentencing guidelines, a court’s imposition of a sentence more lenient than the standard guidelines propose, as when the court concludes that a criminal’s history is less serious than it appears. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 850. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1479.]

---

词条贡献者

双语律师Terence，国际知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译各类与油气、资源与采矿业相关的法律文件。