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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

Christides previously served in the Long Beach Superior Court, where she ran the veterans court program, reviewing requests for alternative sentencing and mental health diversion petitions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Her mother Cheryl Korbel led the campaign for the change after Olivia's killer Thomas Cashman refused to come up from his cell for his sentencing.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 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

His two children were six and seven years old at the time of his sentencing.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander