What does presentence mean?
Presentence means Occurring before or in preparation for a criminal sentence..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Occurring before or in preparation for a criminal sentence..
"Pulitzer's request"--Marshall would eventually write--"is both novel and complex, pitting the public's right to know […] against the traditional confidentiality of presentence investigation materials."
[…] he was conscious to himself that he had prejudged, preconvicted, and even presentenced the Man whom he tried, months before he heard his case, as is demonstrated by his threat to Mrs. MILBANK "that he would send him into penal servitude!" […]
Use presentence when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Presentence means Occurring before or in preparation for a criminal sentence..
Common synonyms include presentencing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Pulitzer's request"--Marshall would eventually write--"is both novel and complex, pitting the public's right to know […] against the traditional confidentiality of presentence investigation materials."
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