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
Sentence (law) — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions … Wikipedia
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 — 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
consecutive — /kənˈsɛkjətɪv / (say kuhn sekyuhtiv) adjective 1. following one another in uninterrupted succession; uninterrupted in course or succession; successive. 2. marked by logical sequence. 3. Law (of a sentence) commencing on the expiry of a previous… …
consecutive sentences — When one sentence of confinement is to follow another in point of time, the second sentence is deemed to be consecutive. May also be applied to suspended sentences. Also called from and after sentences. See also sentence cumulative sentences … Black's law dictionary
consecutive sentences — When one sentence of confinement is to follow another in point of time, the second sentence is deemed to be consecutive. May also be applied to suspended sentences. Also called from and after sentences. See also sentence cumulative sentences … Black's law dictionary
cumulative sentence — see sentence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cumulative sentence … Law dictionary
concurrent sentence — see sentence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. concurrent sentence … Law dictionary
Cumulative sentence — may refer to: Grammar Loose sentence, or cumulative sentence, a type sentence structure Law Consecutive terms of imprisonment. See Sentence (law) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
