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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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“Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the federal sentencing guidelines, which take into account a number of variables,” prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

A law designed to force criminals to be present in the dock for their sentencing hearings has been given Royal Assent and is now law.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 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

Before sentencing, I informed the court that whatever sentence the state imposed, it would do nothing to change my devotion to the struggle.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela