three-strikes law

three-strikes law definition - legal

n

This type of law has been enacted in about half the states and is a statute that requires a person convicted of a third felony get an extended sentence, often lifetime imprisonment.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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