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noun | verb sentencesentence1 /ˈsɛnt˺ns, -təns/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYsentence1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French Latin sententia feeling, opinion, sentence, from sentire to feel ► full sentences Write your answers in full sentences. ► life sentence He faces a possible life sentence (=staying in prison until he dies). ► death sentence The murder charge could result in a death sentence (=punishment by death). ► served a ... sentence He had served a short sentence (=spent time in prison) for robbery. ► a suspended sentence The judge gave her a suspended sentence (=punishment that will happen only if she breaks the law again during a particular time). ► a heavy/light sentence (=long or short time in prison) ► pass/pronounce sentence (=officially state what a punishment will be) THESAURUS something that is done to punish someone► punishment something that is done to punish someone: Two years in prison is a harsh punishment for such a minor crime. In law, the punishment should fit the crime (=it should be appropriate). ► sentence a punishment given by a judge in a court: He received a two-year prison sentence for tax evasion. ► fine an amount of money that you must pay as a punishment for breaking a rule or law: He has to pay a $500 fine for damaging property. ► penalty a punishment or fine given to someone who has broken a law, rule, or agreement: What is the penalty for driving without a license? 1eng. lang. arts a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, expresses a complete idea, or asks a question, and that, when written in English, begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point: a short sentence Write your answers in full sentences.2law a punishment that a judge gives to someone who has been found guilty of a crime: a six-year prison sentence He faces a possible life sentence (=staying in prison until he dies). The murder charge could result in a death sentence (=punishment by death). He had served a short sentence (=spent time in prison) for robbery. The judge gave her a suspended sentence (=punishment that will happen only if she breaks the law again during a particular time).a heavy/light sentence (=long or short time in prison)pass/pronounce sentence (=officially state what a punishment will be)► see thesaurus at punishment [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Latin sententia feeling, opinion, sentence, from sentire to feel] noun | verb sentencesentence2 ●●○ verb [transitive often passive] VERB TABLEsentence |
| Present | I, you, we, they | sentence | | he, she, it | sentences | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sentenced | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sentenced | | he, she, it | has sentenced | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sentenced | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sentence | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sentenced |
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| Present | I | am sentencing | | he, she, it | is sentencing | | you, we, they | are sentencing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was sentencing | | you, we, they | were sentencing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sentencing | | he, she, it | has been sentencing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sentencing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sentencing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sentencing |
► sentenced to death He was convicted and sentenced to death. law to give a legal punishment to someone who is guilty of a crime: sentence somebody to something She was sentenced to three years in prison. He was convicted and sentenced to death. |