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Textual thesaurus for "sentence"

(noun) condemnation, conviction, judgment of conviction

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

the conviction came as no surprise


(noun) time, prison term

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


(verb) condemn, doom

pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

He was condemned to ten years in prison