"three-strikes law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: three-strikes laws [plural]
Etymology: See three strikes and you're out § Etymology. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=three-strikes law}} three-strikes law (plural three-strikes laws)
  1. (US, New Zealand, law) A criminal-sentencing structure under which the third conviction results in a mandatory life sentence. Wikipedia link: three-strikes law Tags: New-Zealand, US Categories (topical): Law Related terms: three strikes and you're out, recidivism Coordinate_terms: zero tolerance

Inflected forms

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