as in rulings
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 condemns
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 sentences
Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Originally, Ascher and Fraker were each charged with one count of failure to act to prevent bodily harm to a child, a felony that could have resulted in as much as six-year prison sentences.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Allocution statements are typically an opportunity for defendants to express remorse in an effort to mitigate their sentences.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Between sentences of Italian, the two falter, Knox in tears, Mignini unwilling to bend, and try to work their way through the case and their motivations.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
His crimes of conviction are serious and have warranted sentences over ten years in multiple cases for defendants who, like Sean Combs, engaged in violence and put others in fear.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
In 2010, Nachmanoff testified before the United States Sentencing Commission urging it to abolish mandatory minimum sentences.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The Colorado Division of Youth Services, which oversees the state’s 12 juvenile detention and commitment facilities, last month transferred all 36 youth serving sentences for criminal convictions at the Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center to other facilities.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
In a trial that began Wednesday, six Cubans, including independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea, also face sentences of up to nine years in prison for staging a cacerolazo protest, banging pots and pans during a blackout in the Villa Clara province in November 2024.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Prosecutors are seeking consecutive sentences of 35 years to life for Kassandra Sweeney’s death and 40 years to life for each of the boys’ deaths, with up to 18 years suspended if goals related to education, mental health treatment and good behavior are met.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Originally, Ascher and Fraker were each charged with one count of failure to act to prevent bodily harm to a child, a felony that could have resulted in as much as six-year prison sentences.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Allocution statements are typically an opportunity for defendants to express remorse in an effort to mitigate their sentences.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Between sentences of Italian, the two falter, Knox in tears, Mignini unwilling to bend, and try to work their way through the case and their motivations.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
His crimes of conviction are serious and have warranted sentences over ten years in multiple cases for defendants who, like Sean Combs, engaged in violence and put others in fear.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
In 2010, Nachmanoff testified before the United States Sentencing Commission urging it to abolish mandatory minimum sentences.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The Colorado Division of Youth Services, which oversees the state’s 12 juvenile detention and commitment facilities, last month transferred all 36 youth serving sentences for criminal convictions at the Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center to other facilities.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
In a trial that began Wednesday, six Cubans, including independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea, also face sentences of up to nine years in prison for staging a cacerolazo protest, banging pots and pans during a blackout in the Villa Clara province in November 2024.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Hers is prose in which sentences judder and disintegrate and run over each other.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentences
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Other legal rulings could also have major implications on the fight over low-income Kansans’ personal data.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Michael and Robert were convicted in 2001 and 2002, respectively, but the rulings were eventually overturned due to a lack of DNA evidence and controversial questioning by police, which led some of the young men to recant their statements.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Latino civil rights organization condemns attack The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a national civil rights organization for Latinos, condemned the attack at the ICE facility.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The measure, introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, passed on a vote of 310 to 58 and condemns the killing of Kirk.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
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Grahame also recommended that the court review the law regarding whether verdicts can be revealed even after the death of a suspect.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The five-month trial concluded with guilty verdicts on eight counts of first-degree murder and multiple other charges.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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This regressive move punishes our own workers and residents to try to plug budget holes.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … WOKE OVERREACH – Parents outraged as school punishes boys over trans locker room confrontation.—
,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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These findings are important given that drug-resistant infections kill over a million people annually.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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As a result, the judge in the case sealed the decision and the court's findings were never released.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This potentially dooms them to 48 hours in the nearest town.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Despite concerns that failure to be in the blue reading group in first grade dooms a child’s adult options to a career in coal mining (or worse, a lesser UC), both have been completely self-supporting (and not in the coal-mining industry) since graduating from college.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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Although some policy decisions, such as those around trade, remain unsettled, Gallucci noted there is now a bit more clarity regarding some major economic drivers.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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He was poised with the puck, made savvy decisions and ran a pretty effective power play.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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