Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 11 > Chapter 43 > Subchapter VIII - Diminution of Confinement

• Conditional release: means the release of an offender from incarceration to the community by reason of diminution of the period of confinement through merit and good behavior credits. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 4302
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Court: means Superior Court, Family Court, Court of Common Pleas, or Justices of the Peace Courts. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 4302
• Department: means the Department of Correction. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 4302
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Offender: means any person who has been brought within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court, Family Court, or Court of Common Pleas or within the scope of duties of the Board of Parole or the Board of Pardons. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 4302
• Probation: means the sentencing without imprisonment of an offender by judgment of the court following establishment of guilt, subject to the conditions imposed by the court, including the supervision and guidance of the Department's field services. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 4302
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302