Word: sentencing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: sen
ten
cing
Definition: Present participle of sentence; a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
Morphemes:
Affix: sentence
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sentiens
Language: la
Decoded: sentiens
Meaning: feeling, perceiving
Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.