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Sentencing Guidelines

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

sentencing guidelines


: a set of rules for computing sentences that is promulgated by a commission on sentencing and that typically provides classifications (as of offenses or offenders), scales (as of severity of crimes), and suggested punishments




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