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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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These factors, and others, convinced the judge that he could not detain the boys because the guidelines for sentencing children say that custody is a "last resort", with the priority being rehabilitation.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The judge at the sentencing, William Mousley, said that Nowak was handcuffed for around a minute before police started to perform CPR on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

During sentencing, Mousley described how Nowak, an accounting student, was walking back to his university housing in Southampton after having a drink in the pub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The sentencing of Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg to 14 years in federal prison on Monday brings the NBA a step closer to concluding its nine-month investigation into the Clippers allegedly circumventing the salary cap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Almost forty of the one hundred participants were arrested and taken to court, where the judge began sentencing the women to the District Jail.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling