Loose ladder
In a loose ladder the stones to be captured have at most three liberties, and are constantly reduced back to two liberties. (instead of "at most two, being constantly reduced back to one", as in a normal ladder). Naturally, the surrounding groups need at least three liberties each in the process.
For an extreme example, see Hayashi Gembi's Loose Ladder.
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