"child" means a person under the age of 18 years;
"community service order" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act 1983;
"conviction", in relation to a person, means the conviction by a court of the person of an offence or, in the case of an appeal (whether against conviction or sentence, or both), the final determination by a court of the appeal or the withdrawal of the appeal;
"court" means any court in the State exercising criminal or civil jurisdiction and includes a Special Criminal Court but does not include a court martial;
"custodial sentence", in relation to a person convicted of an offence, means any sentence of imprisonment imposed by the District Court or a sentence of imprisonment for a term of 12 months or less imposed by any other court on the person in respect of the offence (whether or not a fine is also imposed on the person in respect of the offence) and includes - (a) a sentence that is i
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