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sentencing

  • present participle
    of sentence.
    sentence
    noun
    a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.

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A lawyer for Jensen said they expect a sentencing hearing in the coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

On Tuesday Worthy failed to turn up for sentencing at Teesside Crown Court, which heard he had not spoken to his solicitors or explained his absence to the court.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Leaving court after the sentencing, Brown was greeted by loud cheers from fans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The informant gave Buchanan money and a phone that was tapped by the FBI, prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But under Pennsylvania law, the judge could not take the absence of intent into account during sentencing.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson