| 释义 |
ˈsentencing, vbl. n.
[f. sentence v. + -ing1.]
The action or process of passing sentence. Freq. attrib.
1933Jrnl. Criminal Law Jan. 812 Some judges have the reputation of being severe and others of being lenient in their sentencing tendencies. 1948L. Page Sentence of Court x. 166 Sentencing—or, as I have preferred to call it, the treatment—of an offender is a skilled business which calls for certain qualities of mind in the judge and..for certain specialized knowledge on his part. 1958Law & Contemporary Probl. XXIII. 496 The emphasis here will be upon the relation between the sentencing decision and the criminal justice system. 1973N.Y. Law Jrnl. 31 Aug. 1/3 New crimes and felony categories are created, sentencing ranges are altered. 1980Oxf. Compan. Law 1131/1 In the United Kingdom, sentencing is a matter entirely for the court, not for the jury. |