Etymology

ferendae sententiae

Today it means: Of a penalty, only coming into force after it is imposed by an authority, and not by the fact of the law being broken. Full definition →

Latin ferendae sententiae
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  1. Latin · derived fromferendae sententiae“of a sentence to be passed”
  2. English todayferendae sententiae

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

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