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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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Left, 55 years old, will face sentencing on Aug. 31.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

During sentencing at Northampton Crown Court, prosecutor Adrian Langdale KC described the defendant's friendship with Glynn as a "long-standing imbalanced relationship".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

District Judge Dena Coggins on Sept. 11, and faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, at the discretion of the court and the federal sentencing guidelines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

And it carries a hefty price tag—particularly given that most led middle- to upper-middle-class lives before their sentencing.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Courts also had rejected claims that crack sentencing laws were racially discriminatory, largely on the grounds that the Supreme Court’s decision in McCleskey v.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander