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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

A sentencing date is yet to be confirmed.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

According to his subsequent plea agreement, he is still awaiting sentencing because he is cooperating with ongoing investigations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

We don’t know anything about this public hall or how a trial and sentencing works here.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix