as in condemning
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 sentencing
Jurors are faced with either sentencing Harrel Braddy, now 76, to life imprisonment or to die by lethal injection as Braddy’s resentencing trial wrapped up Thursday with closing arguments.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
While judges are prohibited from commenting on cases in Texas, Juvenile Division Chief at the Harris County Public Defender's Office Steven Halpert reportedly weighed in on the sensitivity surrounding sentencing juvenile offenders.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Robert Steele, Marshall's fiance at the time of her death, told reporters after the hearing that sentencing Thompson to life in prison without parole is the right thing to do.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In sentencing him, judge Shinichi Tanaka decried the premeditated nature of the crime.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
That decision should push courts and lawmakers to stop treating restitution as an accessory to sentencing and start treating it as sentencing itself.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
At that time research had started to show that in this standardless system, sentencing outcomes could often be traced to defendants’ traits, including factors like race, income, and mental health, supporting the growing unease around the death penalty’s application.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Ake serves as the judge overseeing the proceedings, sentencing Braka to life in prison.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
Williams’ attorney argued that case law indicates that handing a 15-year-old a sentence of 50 years to life is essentially sentencing them to life in prison without parole.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
While judges are prohibited from commenting on cases in Texas, Juvenile Division Chief at the Harris County Public Defender's Office Steven Halpert reportedly weighed in on the sensitivity surrounding sentencing juvenile offenders.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Robert Steele, Marshall's fiance at the time of her death, told reporters after the hearing that sentencing Thompson to life in prison without parole is the right thing to do.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In sentencing him, judge Shinichi Tanaka decried the premeditated nature of the crime.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
That decision should push courts and lawmakers to stop treating restitution as an accessory to sentencing and start treating it as sentencing itself.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
At that time research had started to show that in this standardless system, sentencing outcomes could often be traced to defendants’ traits, including factors like race, income, and mental health, supporting the growing unease around the death penalty’s application.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Ake serves as the judge overseeing the proceedings, sentencing Braka to life in prison.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
Williams’ attorney argued that case law indicates that handing a 15-year-old a sentence of 50 years to life is essentially sentencing them to life in prison without parole.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentencing
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Morial wants every member of Congress to sign a resolution condemning the racist comments.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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In the days after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in September while speaking at a Utah college campus, stunned followers of his conservative movement mourned online, condemning political violence.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Today, Americans face a punishing one-two combination of high car prices and expensive borrowing rates.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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There were some really interesting things happening where this is getting rolled into health curriculum and addressing this just like any other risky behavior and educating kids instead of punishing them or threatening them.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Sentencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentencing. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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