foresentence

Etymology

From fore- + sentence.

foresentence means A sentence or condemnation in advance. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

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; […]”