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 the sentencing, her eldest son Sinan Mehmet said he and his siblings had believed their mother had abandoned them, leaving them feeling resentful.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Sheriff John MacRitchie said Mathewson had committed a "gross abuse of a position of trust" during sentencing at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Louis Lee, a friend of the activist, said Wong remained "energetic" behind bars but was sometimes "worried and nervous" about the sentencing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Wallace faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $25,000 fine at her sentencing hearing in January.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

I guess the juvenile court didn’t want kids feeling like they were real criminals with a trial and a sentencing by someone called a judge.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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