Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

presentencing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-sen-tenc-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring before sentencing.

verb

present participle and gerund of presentence

Example Sentences

"Mr. Scrushy has been on presentencing release since a federal jury in Montgomery last year convicted him of bribing former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English sentencing English presentencing From pre- + sentencing.

Questions

What does presentencing mean?: Occurring before sentencing.
Where does presentencing come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English sentencing English presentencing From pre- + sentencing.

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