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Gladue factor
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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 factor relating to the impact of colonialism and other forms of racist disadvantage upon an Indigenous offender, taken into consideration when passing sentence.
Usage notes
Most often in the plural.
Also styled Gladue factor.
Related terms
en Gladue report
en eponyms