sentencing law

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sentence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.təns/us
/ˈsen.təns/
a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter ...
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law
noun
uk
/lɔː/us
/lɑː/
a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a ...
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Since it is impossible to assert convincingly that international penal norms uphold values of universal moral authority, the transformative potential ofsentencinglawappears diminished by this argument.
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Despite that, the mandatorysentencinglawmeant that they were required to serve very long sentences.
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There would be uncertainties in the administration ofsentencinglaw.
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What changes insentencinglawand practice would this concept require?
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That left in place the severe mandatory sentencing laws for drug offenders, but limited the application of the minimum penalties in certain cases.
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The state jail felony classification was created in 1993 as part of a reformation of sentencing laws.
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It consisted of a microsimulation model of the effects of hypothetical changes in sentencing laws upon prison and probation populations.
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The case led to a wide public outcry for tougher sentencing laws pertaining to juvenile offenders.
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The first provides scenario-based analysis of the impacts of changing sentencing laws.
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A counter-argument is that criminal sentencing laws are lumpy, in that the sentencing ranges are not as precise as the dollars-and-cents calibration that can be achieved in civil case settlements.
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To critique females in this society is not popular and not welcomed because women are considered defenseless yet society punishes males harder and sentencing laws proves that.
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