sentence

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verb

sen·tencedsen·tenc·ing

Definition of SENTENCE

transitive verb

1

: to impose a sentence on

2

: to cause to suffer something <sentenced these most primitive cultures to extinction — E. W. Count>

Examples of SENTENCE

1. The defendant was sentenced and fined.
2. <the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served>

First Known Use of SENTENCE

1592

Related to SENTENCE

Synonyms: condemn, damn, doom

Related Words: adjudge, judge; castigate, censure, chasten, chastise, correct, discipline, penalize, punish; conclude, decide, decree, determine, find, opine, resolve, rule

Near Antonyms: pardon, reprieve

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