Sentence (Noun)
Meaning 1
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
A string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The judge handed down a harsh sentence of 20 years to life for the convicted felon.
- After serving 10 years of his sentence, he was eligible for parole.
- The defendant's sentence was reduced from 10 years to 5 years due to good behavior.
- He was given a sentence of 5 to 10 years for his role in the robbery.
- The prisoner's sentence was commuted to time served after new evidence came to light.