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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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Parkinson’s office reiterated a refrain heard since Paul Flores’ sentencing to life in prison three years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for late June in the San Fernando Courthouse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

A law designed to force criminals to be present in the dock for their sentencing hearings has been given Royal Assent and is now law.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The criminal sentencing caps off years of legal battles and paves the way for Purdue and its former owners, the Sackler family, to pay more than $8 billion as part of a settlement.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

One study suggests that the entire increase in the prison population from 1980 to 2001 can be explained by sentencing policy changes.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander