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sentence noun

  /ˈsɛntəns/ , [ˈsɛntn̩(t)s] , [ˈsɛnʔn̩(t)s]
  • (grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation. [from 15th c.]
 phrase
  • A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
 sentence, peine
  • (dated) The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict. [from 14th c.]
 jugement, peine

sentence verb

  /ˈsɛntəns/ , [ˈsɛntn̩(t)s] , [ˈsɛnʔn̩(t)s]
  • (transitive) To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.
 condamner, punir
death sentence
arrêt de mort, condamnation à mort, sentence de mort
suspended sentence
sursis
compound sentence
phrase complexe
complex sentence
phrase complexe
simple sentence
phrase simple
pro-sentence
prophrase
life sentence
condamnation à perpétuité, emprisonnement à perpétuité
prison sentence
peine de prison
cleft sentence
Spaltsatz, phrase clivée

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sentence noun {f}

  /sɑ̃.tɑ̃s/
adjudication, maxim, proverb, adage, saying
  • (Droit) Jugement rendu par des juges
 sentence, verdict
sentence de mort
death sentence
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