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presentenced

presentenced is the simple past and past participle of presentence.

Meaning of presentence

Verb

presentence (third-person singular simple present presentences, present participle presentencing, simple past and past participle presentenced)

  1. (transitive) To sentence in advance.
    • […] he was conscious to himself that he had prejudged, preconvicted, and even presentenced the Man whom he tried, months before he heard his case, as is demonstrated by his threat to Mrs. MILBANK "that he would send him into penal servitude!" […]1874, The Englishman, volume 1, page 393

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Questions about presentenced

What is presentenced the simple past and past participle of?
Presentenced is the simple past and past participle of presentence.

Words near presentenced in the dictionary

  1. presented
  2. presentee
  3. presenteeism
  4. presentees
  5. presentence
  6. presentenced
  7. presentences
  8. presentencing
  9. presentential
  10. presenter
  11. presenters

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