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pre-ˈsentence, n. and a.
A. n. Linguistics. [pre- B. 1.] A construct that precedes or underlies the formation of a sentence.
1940Bryant & Aiken Psychol. of Eng. iv. 33 These primitive ‘pre-sentences’ came to be broken up. 1965Language XLI. 459 Let us call these sequences of morphemes presentences when they label nonsurface P-markers.
B. adj. [pre- B. 2.]
a. That occurs before a judicial sentence.
1957Encycl. Brit. VI. 719/2 Under the federal rules of criminal procedure and the law of a few states, a presentence investigation by the probation service and a report to the trial judge must be made. 1974Guidelines to Volunteer Services (N.Y. State Dept. Correctional Services) 36 Pre-sentence report, a background investigation conducted by a probation department following an individual's conviction of a crime. 1979Arizona Daily Star 1 Apr. a8/2 As Raymond said in a pre-sentence interview: ‘My closest friends are my mother and my brothers. They're the only people I can trust.’
b. Linguistics. That occurs before a spoken or written sentence.
1965N. Chomsky Aspects of Theory of Syntax ii. 102 Sentence Adverbials which form a ‘pre-Sentence’ unit in the underlying structure. Ibid. iv. 148 Verbs are strictly subcategorized into Intransitives, Transitives, pre-Adjectival, pre-Sentence, etc. |