Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

pass (a) sentence (on somebody) to – officially decide how a criminal will be punished, and to announce what the punishment will be: Judges no longer have the power to pass the death sentence. (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)

The judge had proper regard to the aggravating and mitigating factors, and passed a sentence which cannot be described as manifestly excessive. (BBC News)