Assertion: conviction | /r/HasProperty | pronounced in court
Facets:
value: formally
type: MANNER
value: upon conviction
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Until the nineteenth century, for many crimes the sentence was mandatory and was formally pronounced in court immediately upon conviction, but judges and ministers were given powers to exercise the royal prerogative of mercy out of court, in order to mitigate the rigour of the law.