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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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Parkinson’s office reiterated a refrain heard since Paul Flores’ sentencing to life in prison three years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

In a statement, the Lady Chief Justice's Office in Northern Ireland said the "sentencing framework, within which all judges must act, is set in legislation by the Department of Justice".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“Some of those homes were valued from $4 million up to nearly $9 million,” federal prosecutors said in a news release announcing Tangeman’s sentencing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The criminal sentencing caps off years of legal battles and paves the way for Purdue and its former owners, the Sackler family, to pay more than $8 billion as part of a settlement.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

After three trips to New Orleans for sentencing hearings, we still did not have a new sentence for Mr. Carter or Mr. Caston.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson