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pre- +‎ sentence

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presentence (not comparable)

  1. Occurring before or in preparation for a criminal sentence
    • 1988 October 14, Michael Miner, “Local Paper Does Good; Quayle Watching”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      "Pulitzer's request"--Marshall would eventually write--"is both novel and complex, pitting the public's right to know [] against the traditional confidentiality of presentence investigation materials."

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