super ASBO
super ASBO noun: serious crime prevention order; a civil injunction used to prevent certain serious crimes.
Noun
super ASBO (plural super ASBOs)
- serious crime prevention order; a civil injunction used to prevent certain serious crimes
- Serious crime prevention orders (SCPOs) were introduced in the Serious Crime Act 2007 (SCA 2007), Pt 1 on 30 October 2007. Dubbed “super ASBOs” by the media, these are civil orders which may be made independently of criminal proceedings against those suspected of involvement in serious crime.2008, Jill Lorimer, “Super ASBOs”, in New Law Journal, number 7303
- Part 1 of the SCA creates Serious Crime Prevention Orders (dubbed super ASBOs) designed to restrict or disrupt those involved in serious crime.2019, Michael J. Allen, Ian Edwards, chapter 8, in Criminal Law, Fifteenth edition, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, Encouraging or assisting offences (section 8.2), page 305
Forms of super ASBO
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Origin of super ASBO
From super + ASBO, considered to be a stronger version of the anti-social behaviour order.
Questions about super ASBO
- What does super ASBO mean?
- Super ASBO means serious crime prevention order; a civil injunction used to prevent certain serious crimes.
- What part of speech is super ASBO?
- Super ASBO is a noun.
- What is the plural of super ASBO?
- The plural of super ASBO is super ASBOs.
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