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Gladue report

Gladue report noun: a report prepared prior to the sentencing of an Indigenous person convicted of a crime, which provides background as to how the person and their community have been affected by colonialism and the relationship between this and the person's offending.

Noun

Gladue report (plural Gladue reports)

  1. (Canada) A report prepared prior to the sentencing of an Indigenous person convicted of a crime, which provides background as to how the person and their community have been affected by colonialism and the relationship between this and the person's offending.

Forms of Gladue report

pluralGladue reports

Origin of Gladue report

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

Questions about Gladue report

What does Gladue report mean?
Gladue report means a report prepared prior to the sentencing of an Indigenous person convicted of a crime, which provides background as to how the person and their community have been affected by colonialism and the relationship between this and the person's offending.
What part of speech is Gladue report?
Gladue report is a noun.
What is the plural of Gladue report?
The plural of Gladue report is Gladue reports.

Words near Gladue report in the dictionary

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

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