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

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sentencing

During the sentencing, Justice Mathew Downs said Liu had shown "callous indifference" towards Wang.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Wang faces up to 10 years in prison during her sentencing hearing scheduled for October.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Gibson's barrister asked the judge at Bristol Crown Court, Recorder Jaron Crooknorth, to defer sentencing and said that it would give him time to earn money with which to repay the victims.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The judge in that case scheduled his sentencing for Dec. 18.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

With his receding hairline, he looks eerie, like he’s presiding over my sentencing.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali