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    sentence
    /ˈsɛnt(ə)ns/

    noun

    • 1. a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
    • 2. the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence: "her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud" Similar judgementrulingpronouncementdecision

    verb

    • 1. declare the punishment decided for (an offender): "ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSENTENCED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to decide and say officially what a punishment will be: He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Compare. condemn. Fewer examples. Her sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment. As it was her first conviction for stealing, she was given a less severe sentence. In some countries, drug-smuggling still carries the death sentence.

    • Challenge

      CHALLENGE definition: 1. (the situation of being faced with)...

    • Rule

      RULE definition: 1. an accepted principle or instruction...

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySENTENCED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SENTENCED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of sentence 2. to decide and say officially what a punishment…. Learn more.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › sentencedSentenced - definition of sentenced by The Free Dictionary

    A sentence is a grammatical unit that expresses a complete idea and consists of a subject and a predicate. Learn about different types of sentences, such as simple, complex, compound, and interrogative, and see examples and synonyms.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSENTENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A sentence is a group of words which, when they are written down, begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a subject and a verb. 2. variable noun B2.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSENTENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter when written: He's very impatient and always interrupts me mid-sentence. Your conclusion is good, but the final sentence is too long and complicated. Compare.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sentenceSentence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the various meanings and uses of the word sentence, as a noun and a verb, in grammar, law, and logic. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of sentence.

  8. www.wordreference.com › definition › sentencedsentenced - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    the judgment formally pronounced upon a person convicted in criminal proceedings, esp the decision as to what punishment is to be imposed. archaic a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. vb. (transitive) to pronounce sentence on (a convicted person) in a court of law.