Showing Results for "sentencing"

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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Willetts was disqualified from driving pending his sentencing.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

If he fails to return for the sentencing hearing, the UK authorities are expected to commence extradition proceedings.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The sentencing judge Recorder Simon James agreed that the suggestion from British authorities that Ali was responsible for the deaths amounted to "misinformation".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Discretion that is “suitably directed and limited” would “ensure … the sentencing authority is apprised of the information relevant to the imposition of sentence and provided with standards to guide its use of that information.”

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Before the sentencing, Judge Hunt asked Anthony if she had anything to say about why she should not be required to serve her sentence.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling