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Gladue report
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English
Etymology
From R v Gladue (1999), a Supreme Court of Canada case concerning the sentencing of Indigenous offenders.
Noun
en Canada legal 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.
Usage notes
Also styled Gladue report.
Related terms
en Gladue factor
en eponyms