sentence
659
7.0
- noun
- /ˈsɛntəns/
- Specialized
:
pena
- 'If you have nothing to say, the sentence will be carried out.'
- prison sentence
- serve a sentence
- impose a sentence
He served his entire sentence in prison.
- He served his entire sentence in prison.
- And she got, man, she got some ridiculous sentence like years.
- If the other deputy calls you in, you are serving your sentence no parole.
- There are thousands of people who receive grossly inappropriate sentences every year.
- So when he got that custodial sentence for me, that was it.
- So this guy, he gets a sentence that's heavier than what the law requires.
- What are you going to ask for his sentence to be tomorrow at sentencing?
- And so now he's got this long ass sentence and he took things too far.
- Death penalty cases if no court grants relief or reverses the sentence, end an execution.
- There's no, there's no little, little prison sentence in the feds.
- We need OK, your sentence is to become a electrician.
- So I'm I'm sitting in a jail sentence if they catch me.
Examples
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He served his entire sentence in prison.
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Were you promised a lighter sentence if you went on the stand?
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Before sentence is carried out, do you have any final words?
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The sentence will be carried out.
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Still, we recommend a sentence of time served.
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During the hearing, John protested the sentence, saying that he had three children to support.
Academic text (1992) -
We stood at the bench to hear our punishment, the sentence for our crimes.
Fiction book (1990) -
That's a life sentence.
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Although rumors have been circulating about a possible plea bargain to lesser charges or a probated sentence, District Attorney Danny Buck Davidson has shocked East Texas by filing first degree murder charges against Tiede, which could result in a life sentence.
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In July, the pair was found guilty and given a sentence of community service and a fine.
Synonyms
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9.1
A period spent in prison as punishment
720
1.3
An action that makes someone suffer for breaking a rule, like a fine or time in prison
181
2.6
A formal decision given by a court in a legal case
88
4.0
Being kept in prison as a punishment by law
19
4.2
A period of time someone must spend in jail as punishment for a crime
4
7.4
A final court decision that finds someone guilty and gives a punishment
Antonyms
Compounds
- NSFW
56
5.2
An official punishment where a court orders someone to be put to death for a crime
3
4.4
A sentence that joins more than one full idea without proper punctuation or connecting words
- Specialized
1
3.5
A sentence with one main clause and one or more clauses that depend on it
- Specialized
A way of writing where the main idea comes first and extra details follow
- Specialized
Emphasis on some words or syllables in speech that changes rhythm and meaning
How Severe
- NSFW
56
5.2
76
5.7
19
4.2
- Specialized
659
7.0
108
2.7
321
2.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sentence comes from the old Latin word sententia ('opinion' or 'judgment') and the root sentire ('to feel' or 'to think'). So a legal sentence is the judge's official decision about punishment.