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
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
That sentence came in the wake of his 10th arrest in nine years, offenses often connected with substance abuse.
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Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The Seoul court earlier sentenced Yoon to life in prison on rebellion charges.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
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Noun
Less than two years after an infant girl died of apparent starvation in Mesquite, the child's parents pleaded guilty to a lesser crime and received lengthy prison sentences.
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Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
That sentence came in the wake of his 10th arrest in nine years, offenses often connected with substance abuse.
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Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Verb
Prosecutors said Jamison had a history of battery, including one incident where he was sentenced to six months of court supervised probation, according to court records.
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Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The Seoul court earlier sentenced Yoon to life in prison on rebellion charges.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentence
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The ruling marks the latest legal blow to the requirement, which was part of an executive order Trump signed in March 2025.
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The court ruling means that the question will not be on the November ballot even though a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll last week found that 66% of voters surveyed favored it.
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The Department of Licenses and Inspections responded to the scene and condemned the house, which sustained considerable damage.
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While Washington blamed Iran and condemned the attack, Gulf states were left with lingering questions about the extent of American willingness to confront Tehran on their behalf.
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The call for impeachment comes just days after a judge delivered the verdict following a two-day bench trial for Precious Bland.
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The jury in that trial was unable to reach a verdict on the charge related to Mann and a mistrial was declared, as one juror refused to continue deliberating amid hostilities among their fellow jurors.
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Catholic leaders in Florida argue that there are better ways to protect the public from violent crimes and in Spencer’s case, the availability of life without parole is a moral way to punish Spencer without taking his life.
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And now she's been punished for it.
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Instead of being doomed to spiral into the sun, our planet could survive if the sun loses enough mass during its final stages.
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The vessel split in two and sank within minutes, dooming most of the Allied prisoners trapped below deck.
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“Sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentence. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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