sentencing

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

Example Sentences

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sentencing

His wife, former pharmacist Meenakashi Bhandari, 58, also of Mitchell Drive, did attend the sentencing hearing.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Judge Anderson is a godsend,” Josef Sadat, Iza’s attorney, said after the sentencing hearing Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The hours-long stand-off escalated on Monday night as demonstrators decried the sentencing of Kosovo's former president, Hashim Thaci, who was last month sentenced to war crimes committed during the 1990s war for independence against Serbia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Brain, previously of Wilmslow in Greater Manchester, is in custody awaiting sentencing at a later date.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Before the sentencing, Judge Hunt asked Anthony if she had anything to say about why she should not be required to serve her sentence.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling