sentencing

(sĕnˈtən-sĭng)

1. Relating to a judicial sentence: sentencing guidelines for juvenile defendants.
2. Being or relating to the one who pronounces a judicial sentence: “Prosecutors and sentencing judges alike try to deal with individuals on an individual basis, without regard to social status” (Hiller B. Zobel).

1. The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on a defendant.
2. The sentence so pronounced.