sentencing

English

Adjective

sentencing

1. Relating to a judicial sentence.

   There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime.

Noun

sentencing (countable and uncountable, plural sentencings)

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

   After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed.

   • 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian‎:

     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."

2. (countable) That which has been pronounced as a judgement or sentence for a crime.
3. (colloquial) 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.

Derived terms

• circle sentencing
• sentencing range

Verb

sentencing

1. present participle and gerund of sentence