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
Carolyn Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
After her conviction, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Nandi Campbell suspended 10-year, 5-year and six-month sentences in the case and ordered Colbert to serve five years of active probation last November, court records said.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 May 2025
Sweat, who was sentenced to life for killing a sheriff's deputy, was captured two days later after being shot by a New York State trooper.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 May 2025
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Noun
The sentences must run concurrently because both victims were injured in the same event, Chautauqua County Dist.
—Carolyn Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
After her conviction, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Nandi Campbell suspended 10-year, 5-year and six-month sentences in the case and ordered Colbert to serve five years of active probation last November, court records said.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Verb
He was sentenced in June to 35 years in federal prison.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 May 2025
Sweat, who was sentenced to life for killing a sheriff's deputy, was captured two days later after being shot by a New York State trooper.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentence
Noun
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Of 276 opinions in which there was a ruling on the first factor, there were only five where that did not align with the outcome.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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In exchange for a deal allowing smoother trade in food products, Britain could agree to align its standards with Europe, change relevant laws when Brussels does and accept rulings from the European Court of Justice, the bloc’s top legal authority.—
Jeanna Smialek,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Verb
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In discussing the Afrikaners, Trump will encourage Ramaphosa's government to condemn what the White House official described as incendiary rhetoric against them by politicians.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Consider: The United States voted with Russia and North Korea in February concerning a UN Resolution to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Ryan James of the Miami Field Office.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2025
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One of the leading causes of the current fiscal crisis is the ballooning liability payments that the city makes in settlements and jury verdicts.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
Verb
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But the rise of A.I. content makes this taboo harder to enforce: there is no easy way to separate a satirical A.I. rendition from a sympathetic one, and no way, in any case, to punish a nonexistent singer for singing an offensive phrase.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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And will Joe be punished by the jury for voting out his allies?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Now, attention is turning to whether sustainability expectations set by major platforms can actually trickle down to reshape fashion into something fundamentally more sustainable—or whether such initiatives are inherently doomed to be disconnected from material change.—
Nicole Rycroft,
Sourcing Journal,
19 May 2025
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David Ramos / Getty Images) Your Next Read Premier League top-five odds: Chelsea in trouble, Nottingham Forest doomed? Champions League final odds, betting predictions: Inter or Paris Saint-Germain?—
Julia Ranney,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentence. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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