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Absolute Discharge
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A sentence of a person guilty of a crime in which the accused is deemed to have not been convicted; no criminal record issues as regards the offense for which an absolute discharge is granted.
• An absolute discharge differs from a conditional discharge in that the full benefit of a discharge is immediate; there is no probation order; no “wait and see” period with respect to probationary conditions.
• Also a term of bankruptcy law; in order of absolute discharge completely relieves a bankrupt from debts incurred before the assignment into bankruptcy without the intervening step of having to comply with conditions (a conditional discharge).
See also discharge and conditional discharge.
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This term applies to the following areas of law and categories;