sentence

Nouns

  • (n) a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
    • he always spoke in grammatical sentences
  • (n) (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
    • the conviction came as no surprise
    judgment of conviction, conviction, condemnation,
  • (n) 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
    prison term, time,

Verbs

  • (v) pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
    • He was condemned to ten years in prison
    doom, condemn,

Synonyms

doom condemn judgment of conviction conviction condemnation prison term time

Antonyms

acquittal

Words of close approximity

sentence stress sentence structure