Gladue factor

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.

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Meanings

nounGladue factor (plural Gladue factors)

plural Gladue factors

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

Origin

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

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APA

Gladue factor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gladue%20factor

MLA

“Gladue factor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gladue%20factor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gladue factor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gladue%20factor.

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