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| sen·tence [ sént'nss ] |
noun (plural sen·tenc·es) |
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1. grammar meaningful linguistic unit: a group of words or a single word that expresses a complete thought, feeling, or idea. It usually contains an explicit or implied subject and a predicate containing a finite verb.
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2. law judgment: a judgment by a court specifying the punishment of somebody convicted of a crime
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3. law judicial punishment: the punishment imposed by a court on somebody convicted of a crime
  a sentence of 15 years in prison
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4. logic well-formed expression: a well-formed expression in a symbolic language
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transitive verb (past and past participle sen·tenced, present participle sen·tenc·ing, 3rd person present singular sen·tenc·es) |
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law allocate somebody punishment: to allocate a punishment to somebody convicted of a crime, usually stating its nature and its duration
was sentenced to 90 hours of community service
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin sententia "feeling, opinion" < sentient-, present participle of sentire "feel"] |
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| sen·tenc·er noun |
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