electronic tagging
(redirected from Electric tagging)electronic tagging
the technique by which criminals or suspects are fitted with an electronic transmitter. It is used for smoothing the integration of convicts to society. 12-16 year olds who are remanded to local authority accommodation maybe tagged and monitored. The tagging often includes a curfew- hours between which the taggee must stay at home.Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006