"presentence" meaning in English

See presentence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + sentence. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|sentence}} pre- + sentence Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} presentence (not comparable)
  1. Occurring before or in preparation for a criminal sentence. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: presentencing
    Sense id: en-presentence-en-adj-RcEXFrAI

Noun

Forms: presentences [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + sentence. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|sentence}} pre- + sentence Head templates: {{en-noun}} presentence (plural presentences)
  1. (linguistics) A sentence-like utterance that precedes the development of properly grammatical sentences. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-presentence-en-noun-04xOJmTC Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Verb

Forms: presentences [present, singular, third-person], presentencing [participle, present], presentenced [participle, past], presentenced [past]
Etymology: From pre- + sentence. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|sentence}} pre- + sentence Head templates: {{en-verb}} presentence (third-person singular simple present presentences, present participle presentencing, simple past and past participle presentenced)
  1. (transitive) To sentence in advance. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-presentence-en-verb-8~BBqkwr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 17 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 23 28 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 12 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 16 80

Inflected forms

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