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Sentence

ˈsɛnt(ə)n(t)s

Sentence definitions
noun
sentence sentences
  1. a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses
    • a series of signs or symbols expressing a proposition in an artificial or logical language
  2. the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence

    "her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud"

    judgement ruling pronouncement decision determination decree prison term prison sentence jail sentence penal sentence
verb
sentence sentenced sentences sentencing
  1. declare the punishment decided for (an offender)

    "ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment"

    pass judgement on impose a sentence on pronounce sentence on mete out punishment to punish convict