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sentence noun

  /ˈsɛntəns/ , [ˈsɛntn̩(t)s] , [ˈsɛnʔn̩(t)s]
  • The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime. [from 14th c.]
  • (obsolete) A saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm. [14th–19th c.]
  • (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.]
 sententia

sentence verb

  /ˈsɛntəns/ , [ˈsɛntn̩(t)s] , [ˈsɛnʔn̩(t)s]
  • (transitive) To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.
 addīcō
complex sentence
periodus
death sentence
poena capitalis
prison sentence
carcer
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