sentencing

SaySEN-tuhns-ing/ˈsɛntn̩(t)sɪŋ/

Pluralsentencings (some meanings)

5 meanings of sentencing

1
noununcountable
When a judge says what punishment a guilty person will get.
Like a referee deciding the penalty after someone breaks the rules.
The judge set sentencing for the following Monday.
After the guilty verdict, sentencing happened two weeks later.
Similarjudgment
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2
verb
Present participle of sentence. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
The judge is sentencing the defendant this afternoon.
By Friday the court was sentencing the last of the rioters.
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3
nouncountable
A punishment that a court has officially given for a crime.
Her sentencing was two years in prison and a fine.
Many people felt the sentencing was too harsh.
Similarpunishment, penalty, judgment
4
adjective
Connected to the punishment a court decides for a crime.
The judge followed strict sentencing rules.
New sentencing laws made some punishments harsher.
5
nouncolloquialcountable or uncountable
Building full sentences out of scattered words and unfinished ideas.
Like fitting puzzle pieces together to make one full picture.
The teacher gave us a sentencing exercise to fix our notes.
Careful sentencing turned her messy draft into clear writing.
Similarphrasing, wording, syntax, composition, writing

sentence, verb: To officially state what punishment a guilty person will receive. Full entry

Forms: sentencesentences he/she/itsentencing -ing formsentenced past tense, past participle
Spelling: sentence → sentencing: drop the e, add -ing

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