ferendae sententiae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a penalty, only coming into force after it is imposed by an authority, and not by the fact of the law being broken.

Word forms

ferendae sententiae

Etymology

From Latin ferendae sententiae (“of a sentence to be passed”).

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