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Gladue factor

Gladue factor noun: a factor relating to the impact of colonialism and other forms of racist disadvantage upon an Indigenous offender, taken into consideration when passing sentence.

Noun

Gladue factor (plural Gladue factors)

  1. (Canada) A factor relating to the impact of colonialism and other forms of racist disadvantage upon an Indigenous offender, taken into consideration when passing sentence.

Forms of Gladue factor

pluralGladue factors

Origin of Gladue factor

From R v Gladue (1999), a Supreme Court of Canada case concerning the sentencing of Indigenous offenders.

Questions about Gladue factor

What does Gladue factor mean?
Gladue factor means a factor relating to the impact of colonialism and other forms of racist disadvantage upon an Indigenous offender, taken into consideration when passing sentence.
What part of speech is Gladue factor?
Gladue factor is a noun.
What is the plural of Gladue factor?
The plural of Gladue factor is Gladue factors.

Words near Gladue factor in the dictionary

  1. Gladstonian
  2. Gladstonianism
  3. Gladstonians
  4. Gladu
  5. Gladue
  6. Gladue factor
  7. Gladue report
  8. Gladues
  9. Gladus
  10. Gladwell
  11. Gladwellian

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