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Sentencing

To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.

📖 Definitions of "Sentencing"

verb
  1. 1

    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."

  2. 2

    To decree or announce as a sentence.

  3. 3

    To utter sententiously.

noun
  1. 1

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

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

  2. 2

    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
  1. 1

    Relating to a judicial sentence.

    "There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime."

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