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sentencing

The correct spelling is sentencing.

How to pronounce sentencing

verb

Say it like: Sen-ten-sin-g

The correct spelling is sentencing. To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment. For example: "The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine."

Usage Examples

The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine.

After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed.

He struggled with sentencing his frayed and angry verses from poem to prose.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
  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.
  2. 2.The act of creating one or more complete sentences from fragmented thoughts and phrases.

adjective

  1. 1.Relating to a judicial sentence.

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