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punishing decree n.
decide punishment v.

NOUN

punishing decree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

censure decision edict judgment order penalty punishment ruling term verdict

STRONG

book clock condemnation determination dictum doom fall getup hitch jolt knock pronouncement rap sleep stretch time trick vacation

WEAK

considered opinion sending up the river

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encouragement indecision praise reward

WEAK

accusation charge

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

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Lench ruled at the time that Weinstein cannot serve his New York and Los Angeles sentences concurrently.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“I cannot express how completely sure I am that these sentences are straight out of Claude,” Bryan said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Then on October 13, governors will release a second tranche of 650 prisoners who have been serving sentences of between 19 months and two years and five months.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Rick Hasen: Well, the first thing to say is that even though the unsigned majority opinion was only three sentences, those sentences packed a punch.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Grace drilled Emma on a series of sample sentences.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein