SENTENCED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

sentenced

verb

past tense of sentence

as in condemned

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 sentenced Au Kam San, a Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker, was sentenced to 12½ years in prison after a closed-door trial that raised concerns about fairness in the Chinese casino hub's first national security case since the law was enacted in 2009. — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026 Volarvich and Topete were sentenced to death in 2008 and 2012, respectively. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Charles Ng was sentenced to death for his role in the abduction and torture, rape and murder of 11 people between 1984 and 1985, including two infants. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Au Kam San, a 69-year-old former pro-democracy lawmaker, was sentenced to 12½ years in Macao’s first national security prosecution since the law took effect in 2009. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 Brand, who strongly denied wrongdoing, will be sentenced next week. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026 Paul Mackenzie, founder of the Good News International Church, was sentenced Friday alongside more than two dozen others at the Mombasa High Court. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026 During the sentencing, Mackenzie often smiled and chatted with his assistant pastor, Smart Mwakalama, who was sentenced to 160 years in prison. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026 Holmes was convicted on four counts and sentenced to 11 years in prison. — ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

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The board member claimed the former employee never told the board that the schools should be condemned.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The building didn’t just fall into disrepair but was legally condemned by the town of Branford due to fire safety and other code violations.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of condemned

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Universities have too often punished controversial opinions while tolerating intimidation, obstruction, and exclusion.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Further south, Broward severely punished the party-switcher who fled the Democratic Party and hoped to survive as a repackaged Republican.

— Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of punished

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Those are the type of numbers that doomed the Sixers for most of the last 10 years.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2026
And writer Faran Krentcil digs through her dating and designer past to find out whether a partner’s dislike of your fashion sense means the relationship is doomed from the start.

— InStyle, InStyle, 24 Oct. 2026

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