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Proportionate sentence — Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies Definition

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Proportionate sentence

GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term

Proportionate sentence

Definition

A punishment whose severity appropriately reflects the seriousness of the offence.

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Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies · 1CS0

Paper 1, Paper 2

Revise: Sentences and Punishment

Edexcel Citizenship Studies past papers

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Non-custodial sentence

Restorative justice