sentence

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: conviction judgment of conviction condemnation prison term time condemn doom

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

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 conviction came as no surprise”Synonyms: conviction judgment of conviction condemnation
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned“he served a prison term of 15 months”“his sentence was 5 to 10 years”“he is doing time in the county jail”Synonyms: prison term time

Verb (1)

pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law“He was condemned to ten years in prison”Synonyms: condemn doom

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sentence \Sen"tence\, n. [F., from L. sententia, for sentientia, from sentire to discern by the senses and the mind, to feel, to think. See Sense, n., and cf. Sentiensi.]

1.Sense; meaning; significance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Tales of best sentence and most solace.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]

The discourse itself, voluble enough, and full of sentence.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2. (a) An opinion; a decision; a determination; a judgment, especially one of an unfavorable nature. [1913 Webster]

My sentence is for open war.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

That by them [Luther's works] we may pass sentence upon his doctrines. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] (b) A philosophical or theological opinion; a dogma; as, Summary of the Sentences; Book of the Sentences. [1913 Webster]

3.(Law) In civil and admiralty law, the judgment of a court pronounced in a cause; in criminal and ecclesiastical courts, a judgment passed on a criminal by a court or judge; condemnation pronounced by a judicial tribunal; doom. In common law, the term is exclusively used to denote the judgment in criminal cases. [1913 Webster]

Received the sentence of the law.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

4.A short saying, usually containing moral instruction; a maxim; an axiom; a saw. --Broome. [1913 Webster]

5.(Gram.) A combination of words which is complete as expressing a thought, and in writing is marked at the close by a period, or full point. See Proposition, 4. [1913 Webster]

Note: Sentences are simple or compound. A simple sentence consists of one subject and one finite verb; as, "The Lord reigns." A compound sentence contains two or more subjects and finite verbs, as in this verse: [1913 Webster]

He fills, he bounds, connects, and equals all.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

Dark sentence, a saying not easily explained. [1913 Webster]

A king . . . understanding dark sentences.— Dan. vii. 23.[1913 Webster]

Sentence \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.[1913 Webster]

2.To decree or announce as a sentence. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.To utter sententiously. [Obs.] --Feltham. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

sentence

<logic> A collection of clauses.