three strikes law
noun /ˌθriː ˈstraɪks lɔː/
/ˌθriː ˈstraɪks lɔː/
- one of a number of laws passed by states in the US that are known as mandatory sentencing laws. The laws make it possible to give a life sentence to someone who is found guilty of a crime on three occasions even though the crime itself would otherwise receive a much shorter sentence. The laws were first introduced in the 1990s and there have been many protests against them. The term three strikes comes from baseball, where a batter has three attempts to hit the ball before being out.
三罢工法：美国各州通过的多项法律之一，称为强制性量刑法。法律使对三次被裁定犯有罪行的人判处无期徒刑成为可能，即使该罪案本身原本会被判处较短的刑期。该法律于1990年代首次提出，并且有许多抗议活动。术语“三击”来自棒球，击球手在出局前曾尝试过三击球。