sentencing

adjective

1. 1

   Relating to a judicial sentence.

   There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime.

noun

1. 1

   The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime.

   After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed.

   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. 2

   That which has been pronounced as a judgement or sentence for a crime.

3. 3

   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.

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of sentencepresent participle and gerund of sentence

Forms

plural

sentencings