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Sentence

noun
[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]
Word Frequency: 32.5

Definitions

1.nounThe decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."
2.nounThe judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
"The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler."
3.nounA punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
4.nounA saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.
5.noun(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied, and typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.
"The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard."
6.nounA formula with no free variables.
7.nounAny of the set of strings that can be generated by a given formal grammar.
8.nounSense; meaning; significance.
9.nounOne's opinion; manner of thinking.
10.nounA pronounced opinion or judgment on a given question.
11.verbTo declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
"The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine."
12.verbTo decree or announce as a sentence.
13.verbTo utter sententiously.

Synonyms

convictionverdictcondemndoomtimejudgment of convictionprison termindictmentjudgementadjudicationawardconvict

Rhymes With

repentance
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