sentencing
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English
Definitions
verb
- To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.“The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine.”
- To decree or announce as a sentence.
- To utter sententiously.
noun
- The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime.“After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed.”
- The act of creating one or more complete sentences from fragmented thoughts and phrases.“He struggled with sentencing his frayed and angry verses from poem to prose.”
adjective
- Relating to a judicial sentence.“There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime.”
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convictioncondemndoomtimejudgment of convictionprison termindictmentconvictverdictawardjudgementadjudicationsanctionjudgingjudgmentpunishment