SENTENCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
   Synonym(s)
   • condemnation (what does condemnation mean?)
   • conviction (what does conviction mean?)
   • judgment of conviction (what does judgment of conviction mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the conviction came as no surprise
   Hypernyms(s) sentence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • final judgment (what does final judgment mean?)
   • final decision (what does final decision mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • acquittal (what does acquittal mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • murder conviction (what does murder conviction mean?)
   • rape conviction (what does rape conviction mean?)
   • robbery conviction (what does robbery conviction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sentence (what does sentence mean?)
   • condemn (what does condemn mean?)
   • doom (what does doom mean?)
   • convict (what does convict mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
   Usage Example(s)
   • he always spoke in grammatical sentences
   Hypernyms(s) sentence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • string of words (what does string of words mean?)
   • word string (what does word string mean?)
   • linguistic string (what does linguistic string mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • simple sentence (what does simple sentence mean?)
   • complex sentence (what does complex sentence mean?)
   • compound sentence (what does compound sentence mean?)
   • declarative sentence (what does declarative sentence mean?)
   • declaratory sentence (what does declaratory sentence mean?)
   • run-on sentence (what does run-on sentence mean?)
   • topic sentence (what does topic sentence mean?)
   • question (what does question mean?)
   • interrogation (what does interrogation mean?)
   • interrogative (what does interrogative mean?)
   • interrogative sentence (what does interrogative sentence mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
   Synonym(s)
   • prison term (what does prison term mean?)
   • time (what does time mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he served a prison term of 15 months
   • his sentence was 5 to 10 years
   • he is doing time in the county jail
   Hypernyms(s) sentence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • term (what does term mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hard time (what does hard time mean?)
   • life sentence (what does life sentence mean?)
   • life (what does life mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sentence (what does sentence mean?)
   • condemn (what does condemn mean?)
   • doom (what does doom mean?)

SENTENCE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
   Synonym(s)
   • condemn (what does condemn mean?)
   • doom (what does doom mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He was condemned to ten years in prison
   Hypernyms(s) sentence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • declare (what does declare mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • foredoom (what does foredoom mean?)
   • reprobate (what does reprobate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • condemnation (what does condemnation mean?)
   • disapprobation (what does disapprobation mean?)
   • condemnation (what does condemnation mean?)
   • prison term (what does prison term mean?)
   • sentence (what does sentence mean?)
   • time (what does time mean?)
   • conviction (what does conviction mean?)
   • judgment of conviction (what does judgment of conviction mean?)
   • condemnation (what does condemnation mean?)
   • sentence (what does sentence mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • convict (what does convict mean?)