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Noun

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

Synonyms

• condemnation
• conviction
• judgment of conviction
• sentence

More generic

• final decision
• final judgment

More specific

• murder conviction
• rape conviction
• robbery conviction

Noun

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

Synonyms

• sentence

More generic

• linguistic string
• string of words
• word string

More specific

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• declarative sentence
• declaratory sentence
• interrogation
• interrogative
• interrogative sentence
• question
• run-on sentence
• simple sentence
• topic sentence

Related

• clause
• constituent
• grammatical constituent

Noun

the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned

Synonyms

• prison term
• sentence
• time

More generic

• term

More specific

• hard time
• life
• life sentence

Verb

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

Synonyms

• condemn
• doom
• sentence

More generic

• declare

More specific

• foredoom
• reprobate

Related

• convict

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