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n<\/p><\/dt>\n

[Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia<\/i>, ultimately from sentire<\/i> to feel, think, express an opinion]
1<\/b> :<\/b> a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a crime
2<\/b> :<\/b> the punishment that one convicted of a crime is ordered to receive <\/p>\n

concurrent sentence<\/b>
:<\/b> a sentence that runs at the same time as another <\/p>\n

consecutive sentence<\/b>
:<\/b> a sentence that runs before or after another <\/p>\n

cumulative sentence<\/b>
:<\/b> consecutive sentence <\/a> in this entry
;also<\/i>
:<\/b> the combination of two or more consecutive sentences <\/p>\n

death sentence<\/b>
:<\/b> a sentence condemning the convicted defendant to death <\/p>\n

de·ter·mi·nate sentence<\/b>
[di-tər-mə-nət-]
:<\/b> a sentence for a fixed rather than indeterminate length of time <\/p>\n

general sentence<\/b>
:<\/b> a sentence that does not allocate the punishment imposed for the individual counts on which the defendant was convicted NOTE: General sentences are impermissible. <\/i> <\/p>\n

in·de·ter·mi·nate sentence<\/b>
[in-di-tər-mə-nət-]
:<\/b> a sentence of minimum and maximum duration with the exact length to be later determined (as by a parole board) <\/p>\n

life sentence<\/b>
:<\/b> a sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the convicted defendant’s life <\/p>\n

mandatory sentence<\/b>
:<\/b> a sentence that is specifically required or falls within a range required by statute as punishment for an offense [imposed the minimum mandatory sentence<\/i> for distributing drugs near a school] <\/p>\n

presumptive sentence<\/b>
:<\/b> a sentence that is the presumed punishment for an offense and is subject to the upward or downward adjustment of its severity depending on aggravating and mitigating factors <\/p>\n

split sentence<\/b>
:<\/b> a sentence of which part is served in prison and the other suspended and usually replaced by probation <\/p>\n

suspended sentence<\/b>
:<\/b> a sentence the imposition or execution of which is suspended by the court
vt sen·tenced<\/b>
sen·tenc·ing<\/b>
:<\/b> to impose a sentence on <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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