(US, New Zealand, criminal law) A criminal-sentencing structure under which the third conviction results in a mandatory life sentence.
(US, New Zealand, criminal law) A criminal-sentencing structure under which the third conviction results in a mandatory life sentence.
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(NZ, slang) A person with multiple criminal convictions; a career criminal.
(AU) A criminal sentence determined by the circle sentencing process.
(England, Wales, criminal law) A type of life imprisonment reserved for the most serious cases, in which the convict is not eligible for parole or conditional release.
(AU) An approach to criminal sentencing in Australian Aboriginal communities, based on Aboriginal customs and having the involvement of the elders.
(US, law) To classify as a habitual offender (which has implications for sentencing).