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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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Or is Williamson, facing sentencing, just trying to paint herself in a sympathetic light?

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

According to his subsequent plea agreement, he is still awaiting sentencing because he is cooperating with ongoing investigations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"I made the biggest mistake of my life, and I am so deeply sorry for the hurt I have caused," Fleming wrote in a letter to the judge in April before his sentencing.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In a lengthy letter to the court ahead of his sentencing, Fleming acknowleged his shame over his part in Perry's death.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Almost forty of the one hundred participants were arrested and taken to court, where the judge began sentencing the women to the District Jail.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling