Presentencing

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of presentence form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring before sentencing. not-comparable

    "Mr. Scrushy has been on presentencing release since a federal jury in Montgomery last year convicted him of bribing former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama."

Synonyms

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presentencepresentence

Example

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"Mr. Scrushy has been on presentencing release since a federal jury in Montgomery last year convicted him of bribing former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama."

Etymology

From pre- + sentencing.

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