as in ruling
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
he received a light sentence because it was his first offense and he was an otherwise upstanding citizen
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as in to condemn
to impose a judicial punishment on
the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served
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Recent Examples of sentence
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Judicial mercy gives courts the authority to give a more lenient sentence in exceptional mitigating circumstances, such as a terminal illness or when imprisonment could pose a high risk of endangering a life.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
True to form, when my sons were in first grade, the advanced readers basked in the blue group, middle readers were relegated to the yellow group, the sucky readers sentenced to red.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
As part of his sentence, Jones will have to repay $123,000 to IDEM, along with a $5,000 fine.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Judicial mercy gives courts the authority to give a more lenient sentence in exceptional mitigating circumstances, such as a terminal illness or when imprisonment could pose a high risk of endangering a life.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Shane Williams, 48, was sentenced Aug. 11 after being convicted by a jury of two counts of child molestation, child solicitation, and dissemination of matter harmful to minors.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
True to form, when my sons were in first grade, the advanced readers basked in the blue group, middle readers were relegated to the yellow group, the sucky readers sentenced to red.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentence
Noun
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Under that system, human umpires will still make the initial call, but pitchers, catchers and batters can challenge ball and strike calls, and the technology will be used to determine the final ruling.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The tribe expressed disappointment with the ruling and is considering its options.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Attorney Lauren Cerri of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard, representing the plaintiff, condemned school administration for ignoring prior complaints made by yard duty supervisors years earlier that Wilson was spending time in his classroom alone with female students during lunch recesses.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Both Israel and the US have condemned moves to recognize a Palestinian state.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Where is Richard Allen now? Following Allen's sentencing, his defense team planned to appeal the verdict, according to The New York Times.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Subramanian previously denied another of Combs' bail requests at a hearing hours after a 12-person jury delivered their verdict in the case.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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In response, Mexico has passed legislation punishing unauthorized use of Indigenous cultural expressions with hefty fines and prison sentences.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Driven by spikes in incidents, especially since the pandemic, lawmakers are now playing catch up and introducing specific laws for abuse of workers to punish offenders.—
Jo Causon,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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When the cost and time differential is so vast, the legacy approach is doomed.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Maybe things would have turned out differently if the team was in Hartford all along, but any efforts, no matter how sincere, to make that happen now were doomed.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentence. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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