Definitions

sentence

[sen-tns] / ˈsɛn tns /

NOUN

punishing decree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

censure decision edict judgment order penalty punishment ruling term verdict

STRONG

book clock condemnation determination dictum doom fall getup hitch jolt knock pronouncement rap sleep stretch time trick vacation

WEAK

considered opinion sending up the river

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encouragement indecision praise reward

WEAK

accusation charge

VERB

decide punishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blame condemn confine convict imprison incarcerate jail penalize punish

STRONG

adjudge adjudicate damn denounce devote doom impound judge ordain proscribe railroad rule settle

WEAK

mete out pass judgment put away put on ice send to prison send up the river take the fall throw the book at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exonerate free let go liberate pardon praise release reward

STRONG

commend

WEAK

accuse blame charge

Example Sentences

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The length of her sentence disqualified her from seeking public office.

From BBC

Brazil's Supreme Court allowed the 70-year-old to be transferred from federal police headquarters where he is serving his sentence to a hospital in the capital, Brasília, for the initial surgery.

From BBC

Early footage of its upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 was leaked, and a teenager was eventually sentenced in a UK court over the attack.

From BBC

He was detained in Egypt in September 2019, and in December 2021 was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of spreading false news.

From Barron's

A Seoul court is set to sentence Kim on January 28.

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