noun
: one convicted of a crime who has a certain number of prior convictions for offenses of a character specified by statute (as felonies) and is thereby under some statutes subject to an increased penalty (as life imprisonment)
noun
: one convicted of a crime who has a certain number of prior convictions for offenses of a character specified by statute (as felonies) and is thereby under some statutes subject to an increased penalty (as life imprisonment)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012