What is PRIOR CONVICTION?

the name given to conviction that has been done before the present one.

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Related Legal Terms
SUMMARY CONVICTION, FIRST CONVICTION, FORMER CONVICTION, POST-CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDING, PRIOR, PRIOR, n, PRIOR, adj, PRIOR AUTHORIZATION, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO, PRIOR LIEN


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