- sentence a person to imprisonment
- sentence v a person to imprisonment jmdn. zu einer Freiheitsstrafe verurteilen
English-german law dictionary. 2013.
English-german law dictionary. 2013.
sentence — sen·tence 1 / sent əns, ənz/ n [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… … Law dictionary
IMPRISONMENT — IMPRISONMENT, the act of depriving a person of his liberty by restricting his freedom of movement and confining him within a particular defined locality, where he is under the direct and constant supervision of the confining authority. This form… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sentence capitale — Peine de mort Application de la peine de mort dans le monde Abolie pour tous les crimes … Wikipédia en Français
imprisonment — The holding of a person from the time of his commitment to the time of his discharge. 41 Am J1st Pris & P § 2. The holding of a person as a prisoner under a commitment ordered pursuant to a sentence for a crime or a commitment for temporary… … Ballentine's law dictionary
life imprisonment — sentence which condemns a person to prison for the rest of his/her life … English contemporary dictionary
Life imprisonment — or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, often for most or even all of the criminal s remaining life, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of… … Wikipedia
History of life imprisonment — In the history of life imprisonment or life incarceration, where all or most of a person s remaining life is spent imprisoned, its purpose has chiefly been as an alternative to the death penalty or exile. The phrase life without parole is… … Wikipedia
Offences against the Person Act 1861 — The Offences against the Person Act 1861[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to consolidate and amend the Statute Law of England and Ir … Wikipedia
Life imprisonment in England and Wales — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions … Wikipedia
Offences Against The Person Act 1861 — The Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (24 25 Vict. c.100) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It consolidated provisions related to offences against the person (an expression which, in particular,… … Wikipedia
suspended sentence — see sentence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. suspended sentence … Law dictionary