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punishing decree n.
decide punishment v.

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 charge

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Beyond some states’ move away from capital punishment, factors include more-robust defense counsel, fewer death sentences from juries and the exoneration of more than 200 condemned inmates, DPI Executive Director Robin Maher said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

To help remedy unfair disparity between sentences, Congress created the U.S.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026

The six members were handed suspended prison sentences of three months and 22 days.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Even sentences that seem quite clear to a human can trip up an AI service, he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The email was only a couple of sentences.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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