lateral departure

In the federal sentencing guidelines, a sentence allowing a defendant to avoid incarceration through community or home confinement.

— Also termed lateral sentencing. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 800–802. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1479, 1483.]

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