Sentencing

verb

Word Frequency: 1.8

Definitions

1.verbTo 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.verbTo decree or announce as a sentence.

3.verbTo utter sententiously.

4.nounThe act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime.

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

5.nounThe 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."

6.adjectiveRelating to a judicial sentence.

"There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime."

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