sentencings
Handing down penalties
Sentencings are occasions when judges formally pronounce punishment on convicted defendants.
The term appears in legal reporting and court calendars: Three sentencings are scheduled for this afternoon.
A high-profile case may draw media to cover the sentencing.
Confinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- probationSupervised trial period
- paroleConditional early release
- fineAcceptable in quality
community service · restitution · custodial · death penalty · time served · house arrest · electronic monitoring · correctional
Firmly held belief
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- verdictOfficial court decision
- judgeOne who decides
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
hearing · defendant · prosecution · defense · trial · plea · indictment · arraignment
Just and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
reform · disparity · racial bias · judicial discretion · restorative justice · victim impact · clemency · mercy
Results following an event
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- outcomeFinal result of events
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
fallout · chain reaction · implication · recidivism · criminal record · stigma · family separation · deportation
incarceration
Confinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- probationSupervised trial period
- paroleConditional early release
fine · community service · restitution · custodial · death penalty · time served · house arrest · electronic monitoring · correctional · rehabilitation
conviction
Firmly held belief
courtroom · hearing · defendant · prosecution · defense · trial · plea · indictment · arraignment · adjudication
fairness
Just and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
proportionality · reform · disparity · racial bias · judicial discretion · restorative justice · victim impact · clemency · mercy · accountability
aftermath
Results following an event
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- outcomeFinal result of events
- impactForceful contact or consequence
ramification · fallout · chain reaction · implication · recidivism · criminal record · stigma · family separation · deportation · collateral damage
sentencingsacquittals
Verdicts freeing defendants
exonerations · pardons · dismissals · releases · absolutions
sentencingsarraignments
Formal court charge readings
indictments · arrests · charges · accusations · preliminary hearings
- sentencing lawsStatutes governing criminal penalties
- sentencing hearingCourt session determining punishment
- criminal sentencingAssigning punishment after conviction
- mandatory sentencingLegally required punishment terms
- drug sentencingPenalties for substance offenses
- sentencing reformAltering criminal punishment guidelines