Definition of "sentencing" in English

adjective

1. Relating to a judicial sentence.

   • There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime.

noun

1. (uncountable) The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime.

   • After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed.

2. (countable) That which has been pronounced as a judgement or sentence for a crime.

3. (colloquial) The act of creating one or more complete sentences from fragmented thoughts and phrases.

   • He struggled with sentencing his frayed and angry verses from poem to prose.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of sentence