Sentencing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sentencing is an adjective meaning Relating to a judicial sentence.
Meaning
Relating to a judicial sentence.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime.
- (countable) That which has been pronounced as a judgement or sentence for a crime.
- (colloquial) The act of creating one or more complete sentences from fragmented thoughts and phrases.
- present participle and gerund of sentence
Example Sentences
After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed.
There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime.
He struggled with sentencing his frayed and angry verses from poem to prose.
Following the sentencing, Knutton said: "What sort of person does something so cold and calculating? I did not expect her to go to jail for it. I am just glad it is now all over."
Word Forms
- sentencings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include conviction, condemn, doom, time, indictment, convict.
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