mandatory sentence
mandatory sentence · mandatory sentences
A criminal sentence of a predetermined minimum period of time which a judge is…A criminal sentence of a predetermined minimum period of time which a judge is required by statute to impose upon a conviction for a crime.
» Tom faces a mandatory life sentence.
Meaning
1 sensesA criminal sentence of a predetermined minimum period of time which a judge is required by statute to impose upon a conviction for a crime.
Examples
3 sentencesTom faces a mandatory life sentence.
The mandatory minimum sentence is 10 years.
Yanni was sentenced to a mandatory life sentence.
Forms
plural: mandatory sentences| Singular | mandatory sentence |
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