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passes sentence

passes sentence is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass sentence.

Meaning of pass sentence

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

Questions about passes sentence

What is passes sentence the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passes sentence is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass sentence.

Words near passes sentence in the dictionary

  1. passes oneself off as
  2. passes out
  3. passes over
  4. passes round
  5. passes round the hat
  6. passes sentence
  7. passes the bar
  8. passes the baton
  9. passes the bottle of smoke
  10. passes the buck
  11. passes the hat

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