sen·tence (s n t ns)n. 1. A grammatical unit that is syntactically independent and has a subject that is expressed or, as in imperative sentences, understood and a predicate that contains at least one finite verb. 2. Law a. A court judgment, especially a judicial decision of the punishment to be inflicted on one adjudged guilty. b. The penalty meted out. 3. Archaic A maxim. 4. Obsolete An opinion, especially one given formally after deliberation. tr.v. sen·tenced, sen·tenc·ing, sen·tenc·es Law To pronounce sentence upon (one adjudged guilty). See Synonyms at condemn. [Middle English, opinion, from Old French, from Latin sententia, from senti  ns, sentient-, present participle of sent re, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]sen·ten tial (sn-tnshl) adj.sen·ten tial·ly adv. |
sentence
Noun
1. a sequence of words constituting a statement, question, or a command that begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop when written down
2.
a. the decision of a law court as to what punishment is passed on a convicted person
b. the punishment passed on a convicted person
Verb
[-tencing, -tenced]
to pronounce sentence on (a convicted person) in a law court [Latin sententia a way of thinking]
sentential adj
Sentence of judges—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | sentence - a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences" simple sentence - a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses complex sentence - a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause compound sentence - a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses grammatical constituent, constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction clause - (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence declarative sentence, declaratory sentence - a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration run-on sentence - an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction topic sentence - a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence, question - a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" |
| 2. | sentence - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" final decision, final judgment - a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment murder conviction - conviction for murder rape conviction - conviction for rape robbery conviction - conviction for robbery criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment | |
| 3. | sentence - the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" term - a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term" hard time - a term served in a maximum security prison life sentence, life - a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard" | |
| Verb | 1. | sentence - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" foredoom - doom beforehand declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" reprobate - abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner" |
sentence
noun 1. punishment, prison term, condemnation
Translations
sentence [ˈsɛntəns] n (LING) → frase f; oración f;
to pass sentence on sb (also fig) → sentenciar or condenar a algn
sentence [ˈsɛntns] n (Ling) → Satz m;
(Law) (judgement) → Urteil nt;
(000) (punishment) → Strafe f
vt to sentence sb to death/to 5 years in prison → jdn zum Tode/zu 5 Jahren Haft verurteilen;
to pass sentence on sb → das Urteil über jdn verkünden (fig); jdn verurteilen;
to serve a life sentence → eine lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe verbüßen
sentence [ˈsɛntns] n (LING) → frase f;
vt to sentence sb to death/to 5 years → condannare qn a morte/a 5 anni;
to pass sentence on sb → condannare qn
n sentence [ˈsentəns]
1 a number of words forming a complete statement I want it ', and `Give it to me! ' are sentences. sin جُمْلَه изречение věta sætning der Satz πρόταση (γραμμ.) frase lause جمله virke, lause phrase מִשפָּט वाक्य rečenica mondat kalimat setning, málsgrein frase 文 문장 sakinys teikums ayat zin setning zdanie frase frază предложение veta stavek rečenica mening ประโยค cümle 句子 речення جملہ câu 句子
2 a punishment imposed by a lawcourt a sentence of three years' imprisonment; He is under sentence of death. straf عُقوبَه، حُكم присъда trest straf; dom das Urteil καταδίκη sentencia karistus راي محكوميت tuomio sentence גְזָר דִין सजा osuda ítélet hukuman (refsi)dómur sentenza 判決 선고 nuosprendis spriedums hukuman vonnis dom, straff wyrok sentença sentinţă приговор trest kazen kazna dom ตำพิพากษาลงโทษ ceza; hüküm 判決 вирок; судове рішення عدالت کی دی گئی سزا lời tuyên án 判决
v
(usually withto) to condemn to a particular punishment He was sentenced to life imprisonment. vonnis يَحْكُم على ، يُدين осъждам odsoudit dømme verurteilen καταδικάζω condenar (kohut) mõistma محكوم كردن tuomita condamner (à) לגְזוֹר דִין सजा सुनाना kazniti (el)ítél menghukum dæma condannare 宣告する 선고하다 nuteisti piespriest sodu; notiesāt dihukum veroordelen dømme, avsi dom over skazywać condenar a condamna (la) приговаривать odsúdiť obsoditi kazniti döma ตัดสินคนให้โดนลงโทษ mahkûm etmek 宣判，判決 засуджувати سزا سنانا kết án 宣判，判决
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