Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who pronounces sentence; a judge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who pronounced a sentence or condemnation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
sentences .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Each sentencer is required, particularly at the end of a trial, to take the audience through the decision making process.
Sonnex and Farmer – only a matter of time. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Distinguished apartheid jurist Justice Goldstone, sentencer of over 28 blacks to death during apartheid South Africa?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Israeli Version of Ship Incident 2010
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Ariel: Distinguished apartheid jurist Justice Goldstone, sentencer of over 28 blacks to death during apartheid South Africa?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Israeli Version of Ship Incident 2010
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Distinguished apartheid jurist Justice Goldstone, sentencer of over 28 blacks to death during apartheid South Africa?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Israeli Version of Ship Incident 2010
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Ariel: Distinguished apartheid jurist Justice Goldstone, sentencer of over 28 blacks to death during apartheid South Africa?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Israeli Version of Ship Incident 2010
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As a trial judge in Washington, D.C., in the late 1980s and early '90s, he was known as a tough sentencer ( "Hold-'em Holder").
Independent’s Day 2009
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As a sentencer, I can assure you that the pressure is already on to reduce dependence on custody, and to cut down on community orders because Probation is unable to cope, and in any case officers are being diverted to parole work.
Suburban Kids With Biblical Names « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2006
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The judge, the federal judge is presiding over this case is a judge known for being a stiff sentencer, and you know, I think that it's going to be substantially more than one.
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And Judge Walton has this reputation of being a tough sentencer, and he was true to that yesterday.
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Who the lawyers are, whether the prosecutors are pursuing a death sentence for personal reasons or political gain, whether the defendant is willing to plead guilty, whether he happens to irritate the sentencer — those are just random factors.
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