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
Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Ruiz was given a 12-day sentence and a year of probation after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
He was sentenced to three years’ probation.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Other accomplices receive sentences proportional to their involvement.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Ruiz was given a 12-day sentence and a year of probation after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Contra Costa County Court records show that later that year Luchin pleaded guilty to robbery charges and was sentenced to a year in jail, followed by probation.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
He was sentenced to three years’ probation.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentence
Noun
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Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.—
Michael Casey,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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As Smith collected himself, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tried to challenge the ruling.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Republicans were unfazed by Democrats threatening to withhold their votes, accusing them of hypocrisy for condemning GOP efforts to win policy concessions in past funding battles.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Human rights groups, citing concerns over forced confessions, have condemned a wave of hundreds of arrests and warned that the government is using the June conflict as a pretext to escalate repression.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The judge found that nine of the jurors either never knew about the text message at all or only learned about it after reaching their verdict.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Alam’s family and supporters in the courtroom let out an initial gasp at relief when the jury returned a verdict without immediate jail time.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The city of Grants Pass, Oregon, had punished people using camping paraphernalia like blankets or pillows while sleeping outside.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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But even this nod to forgiveness is relatively punishing, since the health refill freezes your character in a defenseless pose for a few seconds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If you’re doomed to go 4-8 again, give the locals something to cling to while they’re stuck riding over the bumps.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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The combination of strange comments, a clear lack of education and experience, and a disturbing personal history with mental health struggles and domestic problems doomed his campaign.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentence. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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