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sen·tence  (sntns)

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.

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[Middle English, opinion, from Old French, from Latin sententia, from sentins, sentient-, present participle of sentre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]

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sen·tential (sn-tnshl) adj.

sen·tential·ly adv.

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sentence [ˈsɛntəns]

n

1. (Linguistics) a sequence of words capable of standing alone to make an assertion, ask a question, or give a command, usually consisting of a subject and a predicate containing a finite verb

2. (Law) the judgment formally pronounced upon a person convicted in criminal proceedings, esp the decision as to what punishment is to be imposed

3. an opinion, judgment, or decision

4. (Music, other) Music another word for period [11]

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) any short passage of scripture employed in liturgical use the funeral sentences

6. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a well-formed expression, without variables

7. Archaic a proverb, maxim, or aphorism

vb

(Law) (tr) to pronounce sentence on (a convicted person) in a court of law the judge sentenced the murderer to life imprisonment

[via Old French from Latin sententia a way of thinking, from sentīre to feel]

sentential  [sɛnˈtɛnʃəl] adj

sententially  adv

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Sentence of judges—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

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 linguistic string, string of words, word string - a linear sequence of words as spoken or written 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" judgment of conviction, conviction, condemnation 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" prison term, time 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" doom, condemn 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"

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sentence

noun

1. punishment, prison sentence, jail sentence, prison term, condemnation He was given a four-year sentence.

2. verdict, order, ruling, decision, judgment, decree, pronouncement When she heard of the sentence, she said: `Is that all?'

verb

1. condemn, doom A military court sentenced him to death in his absence.

2. convict, condemn, penalize, pass judgment on, mete out justice to, impose a sentence on They sentenced him for punching a policewoman

Translations

sentence [ˈsentəns]

A. N

1. (Ling) → frase f, oración f
he writes very long sentences → escribe frases or oraciones larguísimas
what does this sentence mean? → ¿qué significa esta frase or oración?

2. (Jur) → sentencia f, fallo m
a sentence of ten years → una condena de diez años
the judge gave him a six-month sentence → el juez le condenó a seis meses de prisión
the death sentence → la pena de muerte
under sentence of death → condenado a la pena de muerte
he got a life sentence → fue condenado a cadena perpetua
a long sentence → una larga condena
to pass sentence on sb (lit, fig) → condenar a algn(a una pena)
he got a five-year prison sentence → se le condenó a cinco años de prisión
to serve one's sentence → cumplir su condena

B. VT → condenar (to a) to sentence sb to life imprisonment → condenar a algn a cadena perpetua
to sentence sb to death → condenar a muerte a algn

C. CPD sentence structure N → estructura f de la frase

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sentence [ˈsɛntəns]

n

(= group of words) → phrase f
What does this sentence mean? → Que veut dire cette phrase?

(LAW) (= punishment) → peine f
She is serving a four-year sentence → Elle purge une peine de quatre ans.
He got a life sentence → Il a été condamné à la réclusion à perpétuité.
the death sentence → la peine de mort
to pass sentence [judge, court] → rendre sa sentence
to pass sentence on sb → prononcer une peine contre qn
She had been found guilty but sentence had not yet been passed → Elle avait été déclarée coupable mais la sentence n'avait pas encore été rendue.

vt → juger
He will be sentenced later today → Il sera jugé dans la journée.
to sentence sb to 5 years → condamner qn à 5 ans
to sentence sb to life imprisonment → condamner qn à la réclusion à perpétuité
to sentence sb to death → condamner qn à mort
sentence adverb n (LINGUISTICS) → adverbe m de phrase

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sentence

n

(Gram) → Satz m; sentence structure → Satzbau m; (of particular sentence) → Satzaufbau m, → Satzstruktur f

(Jur) → Strafe f; to be under sentence of death → zum Tode verurteilt sein; the judge gave him a 6-month sentence → der Richter verurteilte ihn zu 6 Monaten Haft; to pass sentence (on somebody) → (über jdn) das Urteil verkünden; (fig) → jdn verurteilen

vt (Jur) → verurteilen; he was sentenced to life imprisonment → er wurde zu lebenslänglichem Freiheitsentzug verurteilt

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sentence [ˈsɛntəns]

1. n

a. (gen) → frase f (Gram) → proposizione f; (complex sentence) → periodo

b. (Law) (verdict) → sentenza; (punishment) → condanna
to pass sentence on sb → condannare qn (fig) → giudicare qn
sentence of death → condanna a morte
under sentence of death → condannato/a a morte
the judge gave him a 6-month sentence → il giudice lo ha condannato a 6 mesi di prigione

2. vt to sentence sb to death/to 5 years (in prison) → condannare qn a morte/a 5 anni (di prigione)

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sentence

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 판결 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 형에 처하다, 판결을 내리다 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 засуджувати سزا سنانا kết án 宣判，判决

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sentence → جملة, حُكم, يُصْدِر حكما odsoudit, rozsudek, věta idømme, sætning, straf Satz, Strafurteil, verurteilen καταδικάζω, καταδίκη, πρόταση oración, sentencia, sentenciar lause, tuomio, tuomita condamner, phrase, verdict kazna, osuditi, rečenica condanna, condannare, frase 刑罰, 判決を下す, 文 문장, 판결, 판결을 내리다 veroordelen, vonnis, zin dom, idømme, setning skazać, wyrok, zdanie frase, sentença, sentenciar предложение, приговаривать, приговор avkunna dom över, dom, mening การพิพากษา, ตัดสินลงโทษ, ประโยค ceza, cümle, mahkum etmek bản án, câu, kết án 判刑, 句子, 徒刑