Learn · Sentences Legal English (Legal Procedures, Talking about the Law in Various Contexts)
The defendant will be sentenced next week.
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Narrator
The defendant will be sentenced next week.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Reporting News
The defendant's sentencing is scheduled for next week.
Legal Discussion
We anticipate the defendant will receive their sentence next week.
Speculation
It's likely the defendant will be sentenced sometime next week.
Formal Announcement
The court has announced that the defendant's sentencing will take place next week.
Rephrased versions
Formal
The defendant's sentencing is to occur next week.
Informal
The defendant gets sentenced next week.
Simpler English
The defendant will get their punishment next week.
Phrases to learn
be sentenced
To receive a punishment from a court of law.
next week
The week immediately following the current week.