Definition of SENTENCE

sentence

Plural: sentences

Noun

  • a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
    • "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"
  • (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
  • the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
    • "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"
  • The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
  • The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
  • A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
  • A saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.
  • A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation.
  • A formula with no free variables.
  • Any of the set of strings that can be generated by a given formal grammar.
  • Sense; meaning; significance.
  • One's opinion; manner of thinking.
  • A pronounced opinion or judgment on a given question.

Verb

Verb Forms: sentenced, sentencing, sentences

  • To declare a judicial punishment to be inflicted.
  • pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
  • To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.
  • To decree, announce, or pass as a sentence.
  • To utter sententiously.

Examples

  • The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard.
  • The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second.
  • The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous child rapist.
  • The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine.
  • The referee might ’SENTENCE’ a player for an invalid word, costing them a turn.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sentence, from Latin sententia (“way of thinking, opinion, sentiment”), from sentiēns, present participle of sentiō (“to feel, think”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”).

Synonyms

condemn, condemnation, conviction, doom, judgment of conviction, prison term, time, pass sentence, verdict

Antonyms

acquittal

Scrabble Score: 10

sentence: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sentence: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sentence: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

sentence: valid Words With Friends Word