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

The judge in that case scheduled his sentencing for Dec. 18.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

He noted that she'd already spent 15 months in solitary confinement at the time of her sentencing.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Friday said it wants to keep its case going while the federal sentencing of Mangione is pending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

A video statement made by Gary Mouat's eight-year-old son was played during the sentencing hearing.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Courts also had rejected claims that crack sentencing laws were racially discriminatory, largely on the grounds that the Supreme Court’s decision in McCleskey v.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander