THREE STRIKES

Meaning of THREE STRIKES in English

■ noun US legislation which makes an offender's third felony punishable by life imprisonment or other severe sentence.

Origin

1990s: from the phr. ~ and you're out (with allusion to baseball).

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

THREE — tri. THREEFOLD: triplic. THREE-CORNERED: triangulari, THREE-LEGGED: tripedat
English interlingue dictionary
THREE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project {{link=Three Kingdoms">Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three …
Английский словарь Британика
THREE — I. ˈthrē adjective Etymology: Middle English three, thre, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRIKES — present third singular of strike plural of strike
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE — (n.) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — (n.) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — ( n. ) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — ( n. ) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — /three/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from three, adjective, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE — adj one more than two; two and one. 2. three ·noun a symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. …
Webster English vocab
THREE — [three] n [ME, fr. three, adj., fr. OE thrie (masc.), threo (fem. & neut.); akin to OHG dri three, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THREE — three BrE AmE θriː ▷ threes θriːz ▶ ˌ three ˈ R's BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THREE — three S1 /θriː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thrie , threo ] 1 . the number …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THREE — n. & adj. n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1. a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Oxford English vocab
THREE — ( threes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Three is the number 3. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 3three cats/trees/housesa house with three bedroomsa three-bedroom house"How many children have you got?" "Three …
Cambridge English vocab
THREE — n. Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project Three Henrys War of the Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three Stooges
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STRIKES — ➡ trade union
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three times three 2. сущ. 1) тройка 2) мн. третий номер, размер 3) три очка 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKES — Удары
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THREE — three.ogg 1. θri: n 1> тройка ( цифра ; тж. figure of three) 2> три; трое; группа из трёх предметов …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THREE — 1. [θri:] n 1) тройка ( цифра ; тж. figure of ~) 2) три; трое; группа из трёх предметов или …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
THREE — 1. θri: n 1) тройка ( цифра ; тж. figure of three) 2> три; трое; группа из трёх предметов или …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three books (buildings, girls, dollars) — три книги, дома, девочки, доллара three fourths — три четверти …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three books (buildings, girls, dollars) — три книги, дома, девочки, доллара three fourths — три четверти three musketeers — три …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THREE — 1. _n-card. три; three times three а> трижды три; б> девятикратное ура 2. _n. 1> тройка; in threes - по …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
THREE — 1. n-card. три; three times three а. трижды три; б. девятикратное ура 2. n. 1. тройка; in threes - по …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
THREE — 1. _n-card. три; three times three а> трижды три; б> девятикратное ура 2. _n. 1> тройка; in threes по три …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
THREE — three n AmE sl She's hooked on three Она без кокаина жить не может
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three times three 2. сущ. 1) тройка 2) мн. третий номер, размер 3) три очка 4) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKES — Удары
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAVE TWO STRIKES ON ONE — {v. phr.}, {informal} To have things working against you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; be …
Slang English vocab
HAVE TWO STRIKES ON ONE — {v. phr.}, {informal} To have things working against you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; be …
Словарь английских идиом
HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE — v. phr. , informal To have things working against you; be hindered in several ways; be in a difficult situation; …
American Idioms English vocabulary
STRIKE — I Collective refusal by employees to work under the conditions set by employers. Strikes may arise from disputes over wages …
Английский словарь Британика
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck “ ; also strick·en ˈstrikən ; striking ˈstrīkiŋ ; strikes ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAMMER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRIKE — — strikeless , adj. /struyk/ , v. , struck or ( Obs. ) strook; struck or ( esp. for 31-34 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE
Webster English vocab
STRIKE — in geology, direction of the line formed by the intersection of a fault, bed, or other planar feature and a …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORGANIZED LABOUR — also called trade unionism, association and activities of workers in a trade or industry for the purpose of obtaining or …
Britannica English vocabulary
GENERAL STRIKE — stoppage of work by a substantial proportion of workers in each of a number of industries in an organized endeavour …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOLIDARITY — Polish Solidarnosc, officially Independent Self-Governing Trade Union Solidarity, Polish Niezalezny Samorzad Zwiazkw Zawodowych Solidarnosc, Polish trade union that in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRIKE — / straɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( struck , struck / strʌk; NAmE /) HIT SB / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. strike 1 S3 W3 /straɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRIKE — ( strikes, striking, struck, stricken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a home birth (= when a woman gives birth at home, not in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AIR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a road/rail/air crash ▪ There will be an investigation into the cause of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRIKE — (HIT) [verb] [past:] struck - to hit or attack forcefully or violentlyShe died when her car went out of control …
Cambridge English vocab
STRIKE — n. Collective refusal by employees to work under the conditions set by employers. Strikes may arise from disputes over wages …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STRIKE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOCK — I 1. сущ. 1) часы (стенные, настольные, башенные) like a clock 2) разг. счетчик taximeter, speedometer, milometer 3) время It …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKE — strike.ogg _I 1. straık n 1. 1> удар strike attack - ав. удар по наземной цели strike weapon - наступательное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRIKE — _I 1. straık n 1. 1> удар strike attack - ав. удар по наземной цели strike weapon - наступательное оружие …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKE
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOCK — I 1. сущ. 1) часы (стенные, настольные, башенные) like a clock 2) разг. счетчик taximeter, speedometer, milometer 3) время It …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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