Entry Word: sentence

Function: noun

Meaning: a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard <the court-martial pronounced a sentence of not guilty on all counts of cowardice>

Synonyms doom, finding, holding, judgment (or judgement), ruling

Related Words verdict; injunction; decree, edict, order; declaration, deliverance, dictum, pronouncement; conclusion, decision, determination, opinion, resolution; discipline, penalty, punishment