{"id":513,"date":"2025-08-21T08:43:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T08:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/englishlegalsystem\/?post_type=content&#038;p=513"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T08:43:45","slug":"chapter-14","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/staging.routledgelearning.com\/englishlegalsystem\/flashcards\/chapter-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Swiper -->\n<div class=\"swiper mySwiper\" id=\"swiper-block_f41c3ddc574a4362869002f037379e67\">\n    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\n        \n        <!-- Swiper Slide -->\n        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n          <!-- Flashcard -->\n           <button class=\"flip-card\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-front=\"Discharge\" data-back=\"A sentence that follows a defendant&#8217;s conviction, but where punishment would be inappropriate. 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