This measure, which was permitted under French law, was intended to indemnify the Treasury for loss suffered as a result of the offence. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
(3) In determining the sentence to be imposed on a person convicted of an offence, a court may take into account any time spent in custody by the person as a result of the offence but the court shall limit any credit for that time to a maximum of one day for each day spent in custody. (slaw.ca)
It is also a fact that over 95 % of our client's eventually leave our office without ever receiving any criminal record as a result of the offences for which they hired us. (yourlegalbutler.com)