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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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She faces sentencing in September, with a maximum penalty of almost 200 years in prison — up to 20 years for each count of wire fraud and 5 years for each count of obstruction.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

The plan commits to ending "unnecessary" custodial remand for children, where someone is held in prison while they await trial of sentencing.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Did the City Clerk, who verified Mr. Evans's testimony, get a break in sentencing?

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers