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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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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

At his sentencing, Judge P Kevin Castel called him a "two-faced politician" who had used his influence and national security forces to protect drug traffickers who had bribed and supported him.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Or is Williamson, facing sentencing, just trying to paint herself in a sympathetic light?

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

In his sentencing remarks, Judge James Sampson accepted there was "no evidence of threats, violence or coercion", adding the parents - who had no previous convictions - acted on "misguided cultural beliefs, rather than malice".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

After sentencing, Paul wrote a letter home: “Dear Mother: I have been sentenced today to seven months imprisonment. Please do not worry. It will merely be a delightful rest. With love, Alice.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling