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sentenced

ADJECTIVE
doomed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ill-fated wrecked
STRONG
bedeviled bewitched convicted cursed damned destroyed done fated foreordained lost overthrown overwhelmed predestined ruined sunk suppressed undone unfortunate
WEAK
cut down dead duck done for ill-omened in the cards kiss of death luckless menaced que sera sera star-crossed threatened thrown down unredeemed
Antonyms
STRONG
blessed intact nice protected restored saved successful
WEAK
hopeful lucky
ADJECTIVE
guilty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
convicted culpable liable remorseful responsible sorry wrong
WEAK
accusable caught censurable censured chargeable condemned conscience-stricken contrite convictable criminal damned delinquent depraved doomed erring evil felonious hangdog impeached in error in the wrong incriminated iniquitous judged licentious offending on one's head out of line proscribed regretful reprehensible rueful sheepish sinful wicked
Antonyms
STRONGEST
good immune irresponsible right
WEAK
guiltless innocent moral sinless truthful
ADJECTIVE
punished
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chastened dismissed imprisoned penalized
STRONG
birched castigated chastised confined corrected debarred defrocked executed exiled expelled flogged grounded immured incarcerated lectured reproved scolded spanked switched whipped
Antonyms
WEAK
cleared exonerated released

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Among them was Sam Bankman-Fried, the crypto-finance wunderkind sentenced in 2024 to 25 years in prison for fraud.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Jemal Abdela, 32, was sentenced after pleading guilty to the offence of endangering others during a sea crossing to the UK without valid entry clearance on July 25.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Five days after Castillo left Myanmar, Kyaw pleaded guilty to breach of trust after the judge told him he would be sentenced to time served and released, Kyaw said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Harshey-Jones was given conditional bail following a hearing at Chester Crown Court, and will be sentenced on 19 November.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

They are typically charged with felonies and sentenced to prison.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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