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 Definition of 'sentence':

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1. (noun) sentence
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
"he always spoke in grammatical sentences"

2. (noun) conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
"the conviction came as no surprise"

3. (noun) prison term, sentence, time
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
"he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"

4. (verb) sentence, condemn, doom
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
"He was condemned to ten years in prison"
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