Etymology

Gladue factor

Today it means: A factor relating to the impact of colonialism and other forms of racist disadvantage upon an Indigenous offender, taken into consideration when passing sentence. Full definition →

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The story

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

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