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pass sentence

pass sentence verb: to sentence; to pronounce a sentence on (a criminal, etc.).

Verb

pass sentence (third-person singular simple present passes sentence, present participle passing sentence, simple past and past participle passed sentence)

  1. (intransitive) To sentence; to pronounce a sentence on (a criminal, etc.).
    Synonyms:
    pronounce sentence

Synonyms of pass sentence

  • pronounce sentence

Forms of pass sentence

third-person singular presentpasses sentence
present participlepassing sentence
past participlepassed sentence
pastpassed sentence

Questions about pass sentence

What does pass sentence mean?
Pass sentence means to sentence; to pronounce a sentence on (a criminal, etc.).
What part of speech is pass sentence?
Pass sentence is a verb.
What is the past tense of pass sentence?
The past tense of pass sentence is passed sentence.

Words near pass sentence in the dictionary

  1. pass round the hat
  2. pass rush
  3. pass rusher
  4. pass rushers
  5. pass rushes
  6. pass sentence
  7. pass shot
  8. pass shots
  9. pass stool
  10. pass the bar
  11. pass the baton

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