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[sen-tns] / ˈsɛn tns /




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Her life sentence included a non-parole period of 33 years.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Lee told reporters this week that he suspects Pike’s sentence “will be the same as it was before, unless determined otherwise by the courts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Bomfim faces a maximum sentence of 18 years in state prison if convicted on all counts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

On Thursday, PL leader Valdemar Costa Neto visited Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving his sentence under house arrest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

But after I write one sentence, I stop.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Pakistan's Supreme Court had suspended those sentences in August, but police re-arrested the couple before they could be released.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Authorities say those convicted will also face appropriate orders for forfeiture of assets and restitution to victims, in addition to any prison sentences.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“When a judge sentences a parent,” she told the judge, “a child serves part of that sentence too.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Clayton is in charge of the Inglewood branch of the public defenders office and has defended three cases with life sentences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

I managed to keep up, but when he moved on to short complete sentences, I kept making mistakes.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

A Glendale doctor who fraudulently billed more than $45 million in Botox injections to Medicare and used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Richardson was also convicted of dangerous driving and will return to Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to be sentenced on Monday.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the novel, Myshkin does not present the harrowing experience as his own but as the firsthand account of an acquaintance who had been sentenced to death for a political offense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Lindsay was told he would be sentenced at the conclusion of that trial.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Actually,” Junior says, “he getting sentenced later today. That news report was from last night. Another report said his trial starts at nine a.m. It’s around five in the morning now.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Wallace faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $25,000 fine at her sentencing hearing in January.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Rupert Bowers KC, for Nivalda Pirjani, acknowledged in court that "of course" her sentence was lenient, but that the sentencing judge "considered all of the factors".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The sentencing capped a steep fall from grace for the brothers, who once led a highflying life of parties, Hamptons jaunts and cruises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Leaving court after the sentencing, Brown was greeted by loud cheers from dozens of fans, posing for photos with some of them before being driven away in a black car.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

There had been a great collective gasp in the courtroom when de Wet announced that he was not sentencing us to death.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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