sen·tenc·ing (sěntən-sĭng)
adj.
► Relating to a judicial sentence:
sentencing guidelines for juvenile defendants.
► Being or relating to the one who pronounces a judicial sentence: “Prosecutors and sentencing judges alike try to deal with individuals on an individual basis, without regard to social status” (Hiller B. Zobel).
n.
► The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on a defendant.
► The sentence so pronounced.

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