sentence

sentence
sen|tence1 W2S1 [ˈsentəns] n
[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin sententia 'feeling, opinion, sentence', from sentire; SENTIENT]
1.) a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences written in English begin with a capital letter and usually end with a ↑full stop or a ↑question mark
▪ His voice dropped at the end of the sentence.
in a sentence
▪ It's difficult to sum it up in one sentence.
short/simple/full/complex etc sentence
▪ In a few short sentences, Quinn explained what he had done.
2.) a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty of a crime
▪ She received an eight-year prison sentence .
▪ The judge will pass sentence tomorrow after looking at all the reports.
▪ Drug traffickers will face stiffer sentences .
▪ He got off with a relatively light sentence .
▪ He has just begun a life sentence for murder.
▪ Eventually the death sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court.
▪ The judge gave him a suspended sentence and demanded that he pay $30,000 to a children's charity.
▪ This offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified.
▪ a prisoner serving a sentence for robbery
▪ The offence carries a maximum sentence of five years.
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COLLOCATES for sense 2
jail/prison sentence
receive/be given a sentence
impose a sentence on somebody formal
pass sentence (=officially say what a punishment will be)
stiff/heavy/long sentence (=a long time in prison)
light/short sentence (=a short time in prison)
life sentence (=the punishment of being in prison for the rest of your life)
death sentence
suspended sentence (=a sentence that someone serves only if they commit another crime)
custodial sentence British English (=the punishment of spending time in prison)
serve a sentence (=spend time in prison)
carry a sentence (of something) (=used to say what the usual punishment is for a crime)
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sentence 2
sentence2 v [T]
if a judge sentences someone who is guilty of a crime, they give them a punishment
sentence sb to sth
▪ Sanchez was sentenced to three years in prison.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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