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  • 21Sentence — Sen tence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sentenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sentencing}.] 1. To pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to punishment; to prescribe the punishment of. [1913 Webster] Nature herself is sentenced in your doom. Dryden.… …

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  • 22Sentence finale — est un film de Franck Allera, produit par Farid Dms Debah, sorti en 2006, avec Élodie Navarre, Hans Meyer, Marie Merger, Didier Flamand et Gabrielle Lazure. Synopsis Un curé est retrouvé carbonisé suite à un incendie dans une église. Au milieu de …

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  • 23Sentence first, verdict afterwards — No, no, said the Queen. Sentence first, verdict afterwards. Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …

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  • 24sentence, custodial — n. A sentence that involves imprisonment. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 25sentence, deferred — n. A sentence that is postponed to some future time and possibly never imposed if the defendant does not violate the terms of probation. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 26sentence, interlocutory — n. A temporary sentence imposed on a defendant between conviction and final sentencing. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 27sentence, life — n. A sentence to prison for the rest of one’s natural life. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 28sentence, 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 …

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  • 29sentence, noncustodial — n. A sentence that does not involve imprisonment, such as a fine. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 30sentence, split — n. A sentence divided into a period of incarceration and a period of probation The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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