sentence

Meanings

• 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"
• pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

Synonyms

condemn, condemnation, conviction, doom, judgment of conviction, prison term, time