Sentencing

adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime. uncountable

    "After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed."

  2. 2
    That which has been pronounced as a judgement or sentence for a crime. countable
  3. 3
    The act of creating one or more complete sentences from fragmented thoughts and phrases. colloquial, countable, uncountable

    "He struggled with sentencing his frayed and angry verses from poem to prose."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sentence form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a judicial sentence.

    "There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime."

Synonyms

All synonyms
punishment

Example

More examples

"On August 3, 2010, President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduces the disparity in the amounts of powder cocaine and crack cocaine required to trigger certain penalties in the federal system, including imposition of mandatory minimum sentences."

Related phrases

circle sentencingsentencing range

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