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    sentence
    /ˈsɛnt(ə)ns/

    noun

    • 1. a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
    • 2. the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence: "her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud" Similar judgementrulingpronouncementdecision

    verb

    • 1. declare the punishment decided for (an offender): "ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment"

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