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[sen-tns] / ˈsɛn tns /




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If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of seven years in federal prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Her life sentence included a non-parole period of 33 years.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Lee told reporters this week that he suspects Pike’s sentence “will be the same as it was before, unless determined otherwise by the courts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Since the botched execution, Pike's lawyers have repeatedly called on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Aunt Goldie interrupted every other sentence with “I declare!” or “Bless my stars!” and a few “Glory, hallelujahs!”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Pakistan's Supreme Court had suspended those sentences in August, but police re-arrested the couple before they could be released.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Klevi and Nivalda Pirjani, watching proceedings from HMP Wakefield in Yorkshire and HMP Styal in Cheshire respectively, showed no reaction as their sentences were increased.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

A thin arrow connects it to a spot between sentences crammed below.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Clayton is in charge of the Inglewood branch of the public defenders office and has defended three cases with life sentences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Their sentences could include community service, counseling, and even jail time.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

A Glendale doctor who fraudulently billed more than $45 million in Botox injections to Medicare and used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Thomas Scott McEntee, who was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the novel, Myshkin does not present the harrowing experience as his own but as the firsthand account of an acquaintance who had been sentenced to death for a political offense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Richardson was also convicted of dangerous driving and will return to Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to be sentenced on Monday.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

This time the police arrested thirty-five protesters, who were sentenced to between six days and six months, depending on whether they had been arrested previously.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

The sentencing capped a steep fall from grace for the brothers, who once led a highflying life of parties, Hamptons jaunts and cruises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

During her sentencing hearing, prosecutors alleged Owens conducted “psychological warfare” on the two victims and sent hundreds of text messages trying to back up her claims of being pregnant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

After Digwa's sentencing, Nowak's father Mark called for a "full, fearless and transparent" investigation into the police response.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Leaving court after the sentencing, Brown was greeted by loud cheers from dozens of fans, posing for photos with some of them before being driven away in a black car.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

After three trips to New Orleans for sentencing hearings, we still did not have a new sentence for Mr. Carter or Mr. Caston.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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