mandatory sentence

A sentence set by law with no discretion for the judge to individualize punishment.

— Also termed mandatory penalty; mandatory punishment; fixed sentence. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1053–1054. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1458, 1468, 1471, 1504–1505, 1511, 1570.]

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