"And what kind of a sentence do you think the court will pass on them?"

Until a court has passed on those facts no law on that subject is yet in existence.

You will stand to attention while the court passes its sentence.

The court will then pass the money to you to pay the judgement debt.

He said: 'The court cannot possibly pass over these offences.

Once the court had passed sentence there was a wide range of punishment available to the authorities.

Indeed, it is the first time a court has passed judgment on the independent counsel's performance.

The court passed the orders to the police for granting him permission.

Increasingly, the courts search for past polluters and pass the bill to them.

These courts passed sentence on the spot, without possibility of appeal.