French term (edited): sentence (Quebecois)

It would have been nice to have posted the entire sentence...

French term (edited): sentence (Quebecois)

On manque de contexte ici. Si la phrase s'addresse à l'accusé(e), on pourrait saisir la première partie par "si elle était consciente de ce qu'elle risquait comme sentence" et donc "what she(he) was facing".

Pour ce qui est de "ça c'est une affaire" dépendant de la suite, on peut comprendre
- "ça c'est une affaire que si..." = "In this situation..." or "if it turns out that..."
- "ça c'est une affaire, (ajouter un qualificatif...) = this is something...

"Ça c'est une affaire" = "That's a question of ..." (without any further context).

PS: I would have inserted a comma after "Ça" ... to read "Ça, c'est une affaire ..."

French term (edited): sentence (Quebecois)

“Well, your honour, I first asked her if she was aware what kind of a jail sentence this can mean. That’s quite…”

Besoin de plus de contexte pour la suite après « affaire ». Ca dépend de ce qui vient immédiatement après quoique je soupçonne qu’on veut dire « That’s quite something. »

In the first instance I asked whether she was aware of the sort of prison sentence she could get for that (assuming we are talking about something done by the lady in question). Well, that is a matter (that depends on......)

I'm having to guess what the rest of the sentence might be, so could be out of tune with that part.
I agree with the others: the whole sentence is needed for us to help you properly

French term (edited): sentence (Quebecois)

Highest confidence for UK usage (slang) but don't know about Canada. Do you get lots of UK police drama there? If so, it will probably be understood, even if it is not the local term.

In the United Kingdom it does not mean, as one might expect, "imprisonment for life", but a prison sentence of indeterminate length. In many cases the Home Secretary sets the "tariff", or length of term, for prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment. The average sentence is about 15 years before the first parole hearing, although those convicted for heinious offenses serve their sentences significantly longer, and some receive "whole life tariffs" and die in prison
[http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Life_in_prison]

The relationship between amount of outstanding fine and corresponding prison sentence imposed for fine default (i.e. tariff) was changed on 1 October 1992.
[http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library2/doc09/pss98-46.asp]

I was told that I had a whole life tariff and was made a category A prisoner …My 'tariff' or prison sentence was fixed at twelve and a half years
[http://flag.blackened.net/blackflag/219/219east.htm]

Professionals now complain of a "Gary Glitter effect", with most offenders realising they will only receive short sentences even if they are caught. The former pop star - real name Paul Gadd - received a four-month sentence in 1999 for downloading 4,000 images of children, including a two-year-old being tortured. He was released last January after just two months. The four-month tariff is now seen as the standard sentence for conspiracy to distribute child porn
[http://stopabuse.org/GLITTER.html]

As for the second part, several possibilities, depending on what follows (or is assumed to follow).

French term (edited): sentence (Quebecois)

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