sentencing guidelines

sentencing guidelines. A set of standards for determining the punishment that a convicted criminal should receive, based on the nature of the crime and the offender’s criminal history. • The federal government and several states have adopted sentencing guidelines in an effort to make judicial sentencing more consistent. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 650. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1479.]

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