three-strikes law

noun

Etymology

See three strikes and you're out § Etymology.

Definitions

  1. A criminal-sentencing structure under which the third conviction results in a mandatory…

    A criminal-sentencing structure under which the third conviction results in a mandatory life sentence.

The neighborhood

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