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circle sentencing

circle sentencing noun: an approach to criminal sentencing in Australian Aboriginal communities, based on Aboriginal customs and having the involvement of the elders.

Noun

circle sentencing (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) An approach to criminal sentencing in Australian Aboriginal communities, based on Aboriginal customs and having the involvement of the elders.

Questions about circle sentencing

What does circle sentencing mean?
Circle sentencing means an approach to criminal sentencing in Australian Aboriginal communities, based on Aboriginal customs and having the involvement of the elders.
What part of speech is circle sentencing?
Circle sentencing is a noun.

Words near circle sentencing in the dictionary

  1. circle sectors
  2. circle segment
  3. circle segments
  4. circle sentence
  5. circle sentences
  6. circle sentencing
  7. circle skirt
  8. circle skirts
  9. circle strafe
  10. circle strafed
  11. circle strafes

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