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gladue factor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
gladue -fac-tor
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A factor relating to the impact of colonialism and other forms of racist disadvantage upon an Indigenous offender, taken into consideration when passing sentence.

Canadian usage

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gladue factors (plural)

Phrases

Gladue report

Frequently Paired Words

Gladue report

Questions

What does gladue factor mean?
A factor relating to the impact of colonialism and other forms of racist disadvantage upon an Indigenous offender, taken into consideration when passing sentence.
Where does gladue factor come from?
From R v Gladue (1999), a Supreme Court of Canada case concerning the sentencing of Indigenous offenders.

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