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In some senses, foresentence is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
A sentence or condemnation in advance.
To move on that note from our deficient techniques of fact-gathering, there is a troublesome quality of class bias both in the subjects treated in foresentence reports and the standard modes of treatment.
Prophetic doom.
verb
To sentence beforehand or in advance.
Be it not mine to foresentence a sinner, whose sin's consummation Prefaced his ultimate ruin—his last dying act may atone For some misdeeds ; and whatever be written of Hell and damnation, God alone knows what is gospel; […]
On the strength of having a good time in one's teens, one foresentences one's manhood to derision at an early age: and to a life-long subjection to women and younger exoletes.