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Rehabilitation

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005435

The process of restoring a person to a constructive place in society through training, therapy, or other programs, often after a period of incarceration or addiction. In criminal law, it is a goal of sentencing, aiming to reduce recidivism. This concept also applies to restoring a witness's credibility after it has been impeached.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005435
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-005435",
  "term": "Rehabilitation",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The process of restoring a person to a constructive place in society through training, therapy, or other programs, often after a period of incarceration or addiction. In criminal law, it is a goal of sentencing, aiming to reduce recidivism. This concept also applies to restoring a witness's credibility after it has been impeached.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/rehabilitation/"
}

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