Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
sentence — sen·tence 1 / sent əns, ənz/ n [Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia, ultimately from sentire to feel, think, express an opinion] 1: a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a… … Law dictionary
excessive — ex·ces·sive adj: exceeding what is proper, necessary, or normal; specif: being out of proportion to the offense excessive bail Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Sentence (law) — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions … Wikipedia
excessive punishment — Any sentence or fine which is not commensurate with the gravity of the offense or the criminal record of the defendant. Excessive punishments under 8th Amendment are those which by their length or severity are greatly disproportionate to offenses … Black's law dictionary
excessive punishment — Any sentence or fine which is not commensurate with the gravity of the offense or the criminal record of the defendant. Excessive punishments under 8th Amendment are those which by their length or severity are greatly disproportionate to offenses … Black's law dictionary
excessive — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ become ▪ consider sth, regard sth as, see sth as ▪ He considered the level o … Collocations dictionary
excessive bail — The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the constitutions of the various states, prohibits excessive bail. Refers to bail in a sum more than will be reasonably sufficient to prevent evasion of the law by flight or concealment; bail … Black's law dictionary
excessive bail — The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the constitutions of the various states, prohibits excessive bail. Refers to bail in a sum more than will be reasonably sufficient to prevent evasion of the law by flight or concealment; bail … Black's law dictionary
reduction of sentence — The correction of an excessive sentence. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 536. Amending a sentence to reduce the punishment, even to the extent of placing the defendant on probation. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 571. See good behavior … Ballentine's law dictionary
Life Sentence Records — infobox record label parent = founded = 1994 founder = Dan Gump distributor = genre = Metalcore country = Utah, United StatesLife Sentence Records (XLSRX) was a metalcore based record label that focused on straight edge releases.Catalog* Xessive… … Wikipedia
