http://www.englishforums.com/English/LegalEnglish/Forum34.htmInternational law and specific national laws can be discussed here.enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassHandDownSentence/jzxjn/post.htm#889060Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:32:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:889060trnim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassHandDownSentence/jzxjn/post.htm#889060http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments34-889060.xmlgood point I think, They are synonymshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PassHandDownSentence/jzxjn/post.htm#789997Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:47:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:789997Mister Micawber1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassHandDownSentence/jzxjn/post.htm#789997http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments34-789997.xmlThey are synonymous.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassHandDownSentence/jzxjn/post.htmMon, 15 Jun 2009 19:47:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:780466EyeSeeYou2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassHandDownSentence/jzxjn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments34-780466.xmlI originally posted this in the Vocabulary Section and was suggested there to do so here as well. Are to pass sentence and to hand down sentence synonyms or is there a slight difference in meaning? Thanks.