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(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
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ˈsɛntəns
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noun
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
“the conviction came as no surprise”
noun
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
“he always spoke in grammatical sentences”
noun
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
“he served a prison term of 15 months”
verb
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
“He was condemned to ten years in prison”
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the conviction came as no surprise
he always spoke in grammatical sentences
he served a prison term of 15 months
his sentence was 5 to 10 years
he is doing time in the county jail
He was condemned to ten years in prison
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