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Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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mandatory sentence — noun a criminal sentence of a predetermined minimum period of time which a judge is required by statute to impose upon a conviction for a crime … Wiktionary
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
mandatory — man·da·to·ry / man də ˌtȯr ē/ adj: containing or constituting a command: being obligatory man·da·to·ri·ly / ˌtȯr i lē/ adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Mandatory sentencing — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and conviction … Wikipedia
sentence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ Try to keep your sentences short. ▪ complete, whole ▪ broken … Collocations 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
mandatory — man|da|to|ry [ mændə,tɔri ] adjective * ordered by a law or rule: mandatory for: A new accounting system will soon become mandatory for all departments. it is mandatory to do something: It s mandatory to wear a seat belt in all states. a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mandatory */ — UK [ˈmændət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈmændəˌtɔrɪ] adjective ordered by a law or rule mandatory for: A new accounting system will soon become mandatory for all departments. it is mandatory to do something: It s mandatory to wear a seat belt in the UK. a… … English dictionary
sentence — sentencer, n. /sen tns/, n., v., sentenced, sentencing. n. 1. Gram. a grammatical unit of one or more words, bearing minimal syntactic relation to the words that precede or follow it, often preceded and followed in speech by pauses, having one of … Universalium
sentence, mandatory — n. A sentence set by law for a particular offense, with no room for judicial discretion. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
