offence to be taken into consideration

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Etymology

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From offence +‎ to be +‎ taken into consideration.

Noun

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offence to be taken into consideration (plural offences to be taken into consideration)

  1. (UK, criminal law, law enforcement) An additional criminal offence which a defendant agrees to admit to following their conviction, which is formally taken into account when they are sentenced, but with a lesser weight than a full conviction.