The phrase "multiple offenders" refers to individuals who have committed multiple offenses or crimes. It means that they have been involved in more than one unlawful act. Full definition
They could face up to a year behind bars, but too many times the local justices were allowing plea bargains, including for multiple offenders. (timesunion.com)
With multiple offenders there are some cases where refusing a chemical test may be more beneficial than the consequences of an unfavorable test. (johntackettlaw.com)
Republican Assemblymen Jim Tedisco and Steve McLaughlin and Sen. Hugh Farley held a news conference just before Memorial Day asking for a «three strikes» law that would hit multiple offenders with lifetime revocation, although that concept encompassed all forms of dangerous driving as opposed to crimes specifically related to drunken or drugged operation. (timesunion.com)