- minimum sentence
- The lightest sentence permitted by statute for one convicted of a particular offense or as an habitual criminal. State v Malusky, 59 ND 501, 230 NW 735, 71 ALR 190.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
minimum sentence
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