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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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“Sanberg continues to exploit his fraud of Mr. Ballmer for his benefit, providing information to the NBA in return for a sentencing letter that the league submitted on his behalf,” Kelley wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Left, 55 years old, will face sentencing on Aug. 31.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

And it carries a hefty price tag—particularly given that most led middle- to upper-middle-class lives before their sentencing.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

“Ms. O’Connor cast a wide net,” Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Peterson said during a sentencing hearing on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

A group of protesters have streaked their hair scarlet, imitating the bloodstained lock Day had when he’d stood out here for his sentencing.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu