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1. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | final decision, final judgment, |
| definition | : | a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | criminal law, |
| definition | : | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication) |
2. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | simple sentence, |
| definition | : | a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | complex sentence, |
| definition | : | a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | compound sentence, |
| definition | : | a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | run-on sentence, |
| definition | : | an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | topic sentence, |
| definition | : | a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | clause, |
| definition | : | (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence (noun.communication) |
3. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | term, |
| definition | : | a limited period of time (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | hard time, |
| definition | : | a term served in a maximum security prison (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | life, life sentence, |
| definition | : | a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives (noun.time) |
4. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | declare, |
| definition | : | state emphatically and authoritatively (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | foredoom, |
| definition | : | doom beforehand (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | reprobate, |
| definition | : | abandon to eternal damnation (verb.communication) |
| entail | : | convict, |
| definition | : | find or declare guilty (verb.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
5. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed (noun.act)
| antonym | : | acquittal, |
| definition | : | a judgment of not guilty (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | convict, |
| definition | : | find or declare guilty (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | condemn, doom, sentence, |
| definition | : | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication) |
6. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | sentential, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a sentence (adj.pert) |
7. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned (noun.time)
| derivation | : | condemn, doom, sentence, |
| definition | : | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication) |
8. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | condemnation, disapprobation, |
| definition | : | an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | condemnation, |
| definition | : | the condition of being strongly disapproved of (noun.state) |
9. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed (noun.act)
| antonym | : | acquittal, |
| definition | : | a judgment of not guilty (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | convict, |
| definition | : | find or declare guilty (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | condemn, doom, sentence, |
| definition | : | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication) |
10. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | sentential, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a sentence (adj.pert) |
11. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned (noun.time)
| derivation | : | condemn, doom, sentence, |
| definition | : | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication) |
12. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | condemnation, disapprobation, |
| definition | : | an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | condemnation, |
| definition | : | the condition of being strongly disapproved of (noun.state) |
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