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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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In a crypto fraud case late last year against two MIT-educated brothers, deliberations veered into a subject the judge had instructed the jury not to even consider: sentencing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Hengaw said it was deeply concerned by the speed at which trials, sentencing and executions have been taking place, along with "a complete lack of transparency" in judicial proceedings.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Love was remanded in custody and the court was told a sentencing hearing would likely take place in September.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

But then a few years later, rates of execution and death sentencing were once again decreasing.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson