sentence

noun
sen·tence
/ˈsɛn.təns/

The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.

Example

“The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous child rapist.”

Other meanings

A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
A formula with no free variables.

Related words

sentenceful
sentence-final particle
sentenceness
minor sentence
jail sentence
circle sentence
cleft sentence
death sentence
donkey sentence
fused sentence
garden path sentence
garden-path sentence

Example sentences

“Write it for me in a sentence.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“This sentence is too difficult to translate.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I would say this is a sentence.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "sententia" (way of thinking, opinion, sentiment).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “sentence” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.