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形容詞

presentence (not comparable)

1. Occurring before or in preparation for a criminal sentence.
   • 1988 October 14, Michael Miner, “Local Paper Does Good; Quayle Watching”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     "Pulitzer's request"--Marshall would eventually write--"is both novel and complex, pitting the public's right to know […] against the traditional confidentiality of presentence investigation materials."

同意語

• presentencing

動詞

presentence (third-person singular simple present presentences, present participle presentencing, simple past and past participle presentenced)

1. (transitive) To sentence in advance.
   • 1874, The Englishman (volume 1, page 393)

     […] he was conscious to himself that he had prejudged, preconvicted, and even presentenced the Man whom he tried, months before he heard his case, as is demonstrated by his threat to Mrs. MILBANK "that he would send him into penal servitude!" […]

名詞

presentence (plural presentences)

1. (linguistics) A sentence-like utterance that precedes the development of properly grammatical sentences.

   Coordinate term: prelanguage