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    first offender

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Crime
    ˌfirst ofˈfender noun [countable]  SCCsomeone who is guilty of breaking the law for the first time 初次犯法者，初犯
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    first offender• Defending, Robert Fairbairn, said his client, a first offender, was very ashamed of what she had done.• Hayman, a first offender, was sent to a young offenders institution for three years.
    ˌfirst ofˈfender nounChineseSyllable
    the law breaking who someone Corpus of is the first for guilty


    first offender
    ˌfirst ofˈfender noun [countable]
    someone who is guilty of breaking the law for the first time


    first offenderBrE /ˌfɜːst əˈfendə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɜːrst əˈfendər/ 🔊 nouna person who has been found guilty of a crime for the first time 初犯