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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

George Gascón, who eliminated cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies and championed rehabilitation over punitive sentencing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 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

Greg Lindberg’s sentencing resolves two separate federal criminal convictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Pennsylvania sentencing law was inflexible: For those convicted of second-degree murder, mandatory life imprisonment without the possibility of parole was the only sentence.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson