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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Daniel now faces a mandatory life sentence, though the court didn’t immediately disclose a sentencing date.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The police investigation, trial and sentencing collectively took more than a year.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In a crypto fraud case late last year against two MIT-educated brothers, deliberations veered into a subject the judge had instructed the jury not to even consider: sentencing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

She said Lecka's sentencing left her "utterly dumfounded" and "makes a whole mockery" of the UK justice system.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

But under Pennsylvania law, the judge could not take the absence of intent into account during sentencing.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson