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sentence [Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia, ultimately from sentire to feel, think, express an opinion] 1 : a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a crime 2 : the punishment that one convicted of a crime is ordered to receive concurrent sentence : a sentence that runs at the same time as another consecutive sentence : a sentence that runs before or after another cumulative sentence : consecutive sentence in this entry ;also : the combination of two or more consecutive sentences death sentence : a sentence condemning the convicted defendant to death de·ter·mi·nate sentence [di-tər-mə-nət-] : a sentence for a fixed rather than indeterminate length of time general sentence : a sentence that does not allocate the punishment imposed for the individual counts on which the defendant was convicted NOTE: General sentences are impermissible. in·de·ter·mi·nate s...
Sentence
Sentence, denotes 'A person who is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment is deemed to have been awarded that punishment even in the case where the sentence is suspended for some reason or other, State of Maharashtra v. Chandrabhan Tale, AIR 1983 SC 803: (1983) 3 SCC 387.Sentence, denotes the action of the court before which the trial is held, declaring the consequences to the convict of the fact thus ascertained. Any consequence which flows after conviction can be looked upon as sentence, Mohammad Shabir Maulamaiya v. State of Maharashtra, (1977) Mah LJ 338.Means the judgment that a court formally pronoun-ces after finding a criminal defendant guilty, the punishment imposed on a criminal wrongdoer, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1367.The expression 'sentence' must be restricted to a sentence which is final, conclusive and ultimate so far as the judicial remedies are concerned. The alternate interpretation is likely to lead to confusion, inconsistency and contradiction and in pr...
Sentence of a Court
Sentence of a Court, a definite judgment pro-nounced in a criminal proceeding. In the case of indictable offences (except murder, on conviction of which the Court is bound to pronounce sentence of death, by s. 2 of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861 (but see next title), and treason) the extent of the sentence is within a given maximum left to the discretion of the Court, such few maximum sentences as previously were enjoined having been abolished by the (English) Penal Servitude Act, 1891. In passing sentence reference should not be made to the unexpired portion of any former sentence, as this has to be served by virtue of s. 9 of the (English) Penal Servitude Act, 1864; R. v. Smith, (1909) 2 KB 756.See the (English) Infanticide Act, 1922, when in certain cases a verdict of infanticide may be returned, notwithstanding that the circumstances were such that, but for the Act, would have amounted to murder.There is an express power of refraining from sen-tencing at once to punishme...
Sentence of death, Recording of
Sentence of death, Recording of. See the disused but still unrepealed Judgment of Death Act, 1823 (4 Geo. 4, c. 48), 'to enable Courts to abstain from pronouncing sentence of death in certain capital felonies,' and enter judgment on the record instead--which had the effect of a reprieve.The (English) Children Act, 1933, s. 53(1), provides as follows:-Sentence of death shall not be pronounced on or recorded against a person under the age of eighteen, but in lieu thereof the Court shall sentence him to be detained during His Majesty's pleasure, and, if so sentenced, he shall, notwithstanding anything in the other provisions of this Act, be liable to be detained in such place and under such conditions as the Secretary of State may direct....
The sentence imposed
The sentence imposed, is a sentence of imprison-ment or detention and therefore the requirement for a statement showing to what extent the sentence has not been carried out must also relate to a sentence of imprisonment or detention. [United States of America (Extradition) Order 1976 (SI 1976/2144), Sch. I, arts III (4), VII(4)]...
Accumulative judgment, Sentence
Accumulative judgment, Sentence. If a person already under sentence for a crime be convicted of another offence, the court is empowered to pass a second sentence, to commence after the expiration of the first....
Being under sentence of life imprisonment
Being under sentence of life imprisonment, means it would be limited to a sentence which has become final, absolute and indivisible so far as judicial process is concerned. In a broad sense, it may also include a sentence which has not become final, but is being impeached or is still liable to be impeached by way of appeal or revision or other mode known to law, Dilip Kumar Sharma v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1976 SC 133: (1976) 2 SCR 289: (1976) 1 SCC 560. [Penal Code (45 of 1860), s. 303]...
Prisoner under sentence of death
Prisoner under sentence of death, the expression 'prisoner under sentence of death' can only mean the prisoner whose sentence of death has become final and conclusive and indefeasible which cannot be annulled or voided by any judicial or con-stitutional procedure. Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration, AIR 1978 SC 1675 (1730): (1979) 1 SCR 392: (1978) 4 SCC 494. [Prisons Act, 1894, s. 30 (2)]...
concurrent sentence
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