Sentence
11Sentence — Sen tence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sentenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sentencing}.] 1. To pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to punishment; to prescribe the punishment of. [1913 Webster] Nature herself is sentenced in your doom. Dryden.… …
12sentence — [n] punishing decree book, censure, clock, condemnation, considered opinion, decision, determination, dictum, doom, edict, fall, getup*, hitch, jolt, judgment, knock, order, penalty, pronouncement, punishment, rap*, ruling, sending up the river* …
13sentence — ► NOUN 1) a set of words that is complete in itself, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command and typically containing a subject and predicate. 2) the punishment assigned to someone found guilty by a court. ► VERB ▪ declare the… …
14sentence — The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his conviction in a criminal prosecution, imposing the punishment to be inflicted, usually in the form of a fine, incarceration, or probation. See e.g. 18 U.S.C.A. No …
15sentence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ Try to keep your sentences short. ▪ complete, whole ▪ broken …
16SENTENCE — s. f. Dit mémorable, apophthegme, maxime qui renferme un grand sens, une belle moralité. Les proverbes de Salomon sont autant de sentences. Un discours plein de sentences. Le style de Sénèque est rempli de sentences. Une des plus belles sentences …
17sentence — (san tan s ) s. f. 1° Parole qui renferme un grand sens, une pensée morale. • Les saints disent en parlant des choses divines, qu il faut les aimer pour les connaître, et qu on n entre dans la vérité que par la charité ; dont ils ont fait une …
18sentence — sen|tence1 W2S1 [ˈsentəns] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin sententia feeling, opinion, sentence , from sentire; SENTIENT] 1.) a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences… …
19SENTENCE — n. f. Apophtegme, maxime, opinion exprimée d’une manière dogmatique. Les proverbes de Salomon sont autant de sentences. Le style de Sénèque est rempli de sentences. Une des plus belles sentences des anciens. Fam., Ne parler que par sentences,… …
20sentence — I n. judgment of a court 1) to impose, pass, pronounce (a) sentence 2) to carry out, execute a sentence 3) to serve (out) a sentence 4) to commute; reduce; suspend; vacate a sentence 5) a harsh, severe, stiff; light sentence 6) a death;… …
