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ferendae sententiae

ferendae sententiae adjective: of a penalty, only coming into force after it is imposed by an authority, and not by the fact of the law being broken.

Adjective

ferendae sententiae (not comparable)

  1. (postpositional, canon law) Of a penalty, only coming into force after it is imposed by an authority, and not by the fact of the law being broken.

Origin of ferendae sententiae

From Latin ferendae sententiae (“of a sentence to be passed”).

Questions about ferendae sententiae

What does ferendae sententiae mean?
Ferendae sententiae means of a penalty, only coming into force after it is imposed by an authority, and not by the fact of the law being broken.
What part of speech is ferendae sententiae?
Ferendae sententiae is an adjective.

Words near ferendae sententiae in the dictionary

  1. Ferences
  2. Ferencváros
  3. Ferencz
  4. Ferenczes
  5. Ferenczian
  6. ferendae sententiae
  7. ferene
  8. ferenghi
  9. ferenghies
  10. ferenghis
  11. Ferengi

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