sentence
/ˈsɛntəns/
verb
- To declare the punishment of a person found guilty of a crime.
- The judge sentenced him to community service.
- She was sentenced to three years of probation.
- The court will sentence the defendant next week.
noun
- A group of words that expresses a complete thought, typically containing a subject and a verb, and ending with a period, exclamation mark, or question mark.
- Please write a complete sentence, not just a phrase.
- A sentence must begin with a capital letter.
- The first sentence of the book is very famous.
- The punishment given by a court to a person found guilty of a crime.
- He received a suspended sentence for his first offense.
- The judge handed down a sentence of five years in prison.
- The criminal is serving a life sentence.
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