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noun as in punishing decree
verb as in decide punishment
Example Sentences
Gary Wang, co-founder and chief technology officer of FTX, was sentenced to no time in prison on Wednesday, two years after the cryptocurrency firm collapsed and faced accusations of defrauding customers.
Set in 1882 in Wyoming, Rust tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who is sentenced to be hanged after he accidentally kills a rancher.
Another Islamist militant leader who destroyed ancient shrines in Timbuktu was sentenced to nine years in jail in 2016.
They had also pleaded not guilty before Wednesday's sentencing.
The new law would let people sentenced to less than four years be released after serving 40% of their sentence, rather than the current 50%.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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