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pre-sentence report — n. A report on a convicted criminal including employment history, education, prior arrest and conviction history, family background, and sentencing recommendations intended to help the trial court set a suitable sentence. The Essential Law… … Law dictionary
sentence — sen·tence 1 / sent əns, ənz/ n [Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia, ultimately from sentire to feel, think, express an opinion] 1: a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a… … Law dictionary
pre-sentence report — /ˌpri sɛntəns rəˈpɔt/ (say .pree sentuhns ruh pawt) noun Law an official report on factors relating to the circumstances of an accused person, supplied to a judge before the judge hands down sentence on the accused …
pre-sentence report — The report prepared from the presentence investigation, which is designed to assist the judge in passing sentence on a convicted defendant. Presentence reports vary in scope and focus, but typically contain at least the following items: (1)… … Black's law dictionary
sentence — The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his conviction in a criminal prosecution, imposing the punishment to be inflicted, usually in the form of a fine, incarceration, or probation. See e.g. 18 U.S.C.A. No … Black's law dictionary
report — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Benedicite, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, PR, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, accidental, acclaim, account, account rendered, accounting, accuse,… … Moby Thesaurus
Sentence Review Commission — The Sentence Review Commission was established by the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 and was co chaired by Brian Currin, a South African human rights lawyer and Sir John Blelloch, a retired senior Northern Ireland Office civil servant.The… … Wikipedia
sentence — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, acquittal, act on, action, adage, address, adjectival phrase, adjudge, adjudicate, affirmation, allegation, ana, analects, anathematize, anathematizing, answer, aphorism, apostrophe, apothegm, article,… … Moby Thesaurus
pre-sentence hearing — Procedural step prior to sentencing at which a judge may examine the presentence report and all other relevant material before imposing sentence. Sentencing is a critical stage of a criminal prosecution requiring assistance of appointed counsel.… … Black's law dictionary
pre-sentence investigation — Investigation of the relevant background of a convicted offender, usually conducted by a probation officer attached to a court, designed to act as a sentencing guide for the sentencing judge. See e.g. 18 U.S.C.A. No. 3552; Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(c).… … Black's law dictionary
