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Sentences

/ˈsɛntənsɪz/

The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.

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📖 Definitions of "Sentences"

noun

1
The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."
2
The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
"The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler."
3
A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
4
A saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.

verb

1
To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
"The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine."
2
To decree or announce as a sentence.
3
To utter sententiously.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sentences"

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Word	Definition
convictionnoun	(countable) A firmly held belief.
condemnverb	(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
doomnoun	An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
timenoun	(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
judgment of convictionnoun	(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
prison termnoun	the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
adjudicationnoun	The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
awardsnoun	A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
clausesnoun	(grammar) A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
combnoun	A toothed implement:
condemnationsnoun	The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
condemnsverb	(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
convictionsnoun	(countable) A firmly held belief.
cruelnoun	Alternative form of crewel. [Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.]
deathnoun	The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
decisionsnoun	The act of deciding.
decreesnoun	An edict or law.
degradingnoun	An act or process of degradation.
executionsnoun	The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
failuresnoun	State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.