See Also: pre-sentence(dictionary)
run-on sentence(dictionary)
SENTENCE(law)
Sentence:(law)
sentence(encyclopedia)
sentence(2)(dictionary)
sentence(1)(dictionary)
Split Sentence(law)
SENTENCE REPORT(law)
Mixed Sentence(law)

SENTENCE (law)


SENTENCE. A judgment, or judicial declaration made by a judge in a cause. The term judgment is more usually applied to civil, and sentence to criminal The term judgment is more usually applied to civil, and sentence to criminal proceedings. proceedings. 2. Sentences are final, when they put, an end to the case; or 2. Sentences are final, when they put, an end to the case; or interlocutory, when they settle only some incidental matter which has arisen interlocutory, when they settle only some incidental matter which has arisen in the course of its progress. Vide Aso



Punishment given to a defendant by a judge.



The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime.



The punishment ordered by a Court for a defendant convicted of a crime. A concurrent sentence means that two or more sentences would run at the same time. A consecutive sentence means that two or more sentences would run one after another.




The punishment given by a court to someone found guilty of a crime