sentence
Pronunciation:
[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]noun
Definitions
The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
Example: The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second.
The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
Example: The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler.
A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
A saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.
verb
Definitions
To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
Example: The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine.
To decree or announce as a sentence.
To utter sententiously.