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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Earlier this year, the Ministry of Justice announced plans to significantly expand electronic monitoring as part of the Sentencing Act 2026, which aims to ease prison pressures by managing more offenders in the community.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

Sentencing, Judge Huw Rees said these examinations should have been performed by qualified doctors and Eburne flouted the rules in a "brazen" manner.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Sentencing him, Mr Justice Constable KC said George had the ability to be friendly and fun, but he had "another troubling side to your character".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Sentencing of Aspiration’s Joseph Sanberg to 14 years in prison moves the NBA closer to finishing its probe into whether the Clippers skirted the league’s salary cap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Sentencing, however, is not the end, but just the beginning.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander