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Moderatesentence
The correct spelling is sentence.
How to pronounce sentence
[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]
nounIPA: [ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]
Say it like: Sen-ten-se
The correct spelling is sentence. The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict. For example: "The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."
Usage Examples
“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 cattle rustler.”
“The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
- 2.The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
- 3.A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
- 4.A saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.
- 5.(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied, and typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.
verb
- 1.To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
- 2.To decree or announce as a sentence.
- 3.To utter sententiously.
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