mandatory sentence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmandatoryandsentence
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mandatory
adjective
uk/ˈmæn.də.tər.i/us/ˈmæn.də.tɔːr.i/
Something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded ...
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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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(Definition ofmandatoryandsentencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It changed criminal procedure, establishingmandatorysentenceenhancements for habitual offenders.
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It is claimed that they are all heinous crimes, carrying the same moral culpability and therefore requiring the samemandatorysentence—life imprisonment.
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I am against themandatorysentenceof life imprisonment.
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The problem will come with cases in which a concatenation of ordinary factors makes themandatorysentencethe wrong one.
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Many of my constituents would agree that it is about time that we had a seven-yearmandatorysentence.
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All that gives the public much more stringent protection than is available under themandatorysentenceprocedure.
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Do not those figures in themselves state the case for a minimummandatorysentence?
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That plea is accepted in order to avoid what would be an inappropriatemandatorysentencefor the offence which was undoubtedly committed.
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Is he now to be the automatic recipient of a minimum,mandatorysentence?
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Would that not be avoided if themandatorysentencewas abolished and a discretionary one substituted?
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It is a wholly novel and unnecessary imposition to have amandatorysentencefor the reasons that have been given.
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To say the least, amandatorysentencemust be passed unless the judge is satisfied that to do so would be unjust.
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This is another failure of themandatorysentence.
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Amandatorysentencemay well provide a greater deterrent than a sentence up to a maximum of 10 years.
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I do not think that the case for doing away with themandatorysentenceis as clearcut as all that.
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There is no other crime for which there is amandatorysentenceof one kind only.
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The case against themandatorysentencecan be stated in two sentences.
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Themandatorysentenceof life imprisonment leaves no room for account to be taken of either mitigating circumstances, or what might be called aggravating circumstances.
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I set tariffs only in relation to those persons who have received amandatorysentenceof life imprisonment.
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In the case of life imprisonment it is amandatorysentence.
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