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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sentencing

“I am going to appeal this case for sure,” Davis told the judge before his sentencing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The sensational trial of Holmes ended in her 2022 sentencing to more than 11 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Speaking after the sentencing, Richard's mother, Mary Boyle, said she was "broken".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“This is the first time I’ve gone to a sentencing with an empty chair,” Norman Pattis, Diamantis’s befuddled lawyer, told reporters outside the courthouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

After the sentencing, Commander Jameson doesn't let her soldiers take me back to my cell.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

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