sentencing

VERB

decide punishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blame condemn confine convict imprison incarcerate jail penalize punish

STRONG

adjudge adjudicate damn denounce devote doom impound judge ordain proscribe railroad rule settle

WEAK

mete out pass judgment put away put on ice send to prison send up the river take the fall throw the book at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exonerate free let go liberate pardon praise release reward

STRONG

commend

WEAK

accuse charge

Example Sentences

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sentencing

After Gray pleaded guilty to 55 charges, the hearing moved to the sentencing phase, during which Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm will determine the penalty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Judge Tony Baumgartner scheduled the sentencing hearing for 26 October, 2026.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Hortmans' children, Sophie and Colin, addressed the court at the emotional sentencing hearing, the Star Tribune said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Zambada’s attorney has sought to paint a more complex portrait of his client, describing him in a sentencing memo as a product of circumstance from a difficult upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

We don’t know anything about this public hall or how a trial and sentencing works here.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix