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

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sentencing

During his sentencing, magistrates heard how there was a shortage of residential placements for children in care.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The paper reports these are the words one man shouted towards a van transporting the "fallen star" from court after his sentencing, while others in the crowd "hurled abuse and banged on its side".

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

In his sentencing remarks, judge Joel Bennathan described Brand as a "sexual predator" and criticised his "staggering arrogance".

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Sheriff John MacRitchie said Mathewson had committed a "gross abuse of a position of trust" during sentencing at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Courts also had rejected claims that crack sentencing laws were racially discriminatory, largely on the grounds that the Supreme Court’s decision in McCleskey v.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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