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sentensya : sentence (n.)

Derivatives of sentensya


Glosses:
sentence
n. (communication)1. sentencea string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language.; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"
~ simple sentencea sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses.
~ complex sentencea sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause.
~ compound sentencea sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses.
~ grammatical constituent, constituent(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction.
~ clause(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence.
~ declarative sentence, declaratory sentencea sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration.
~ run-on sentencean ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction.
~ topic sentencea sentence that states the topic of its paragraph.
~ linguistic string, string of words, word stringa linear sequence of words as spoken or written.
~ interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence, questiona sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply.; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
n. (act)2. condemnation, conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed.; "the conviction came as no surprise"
~ final decision, final judgmenta 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.
~ murder convictionconviction for murder.
~ rape convictionconviction for rape.
~ robbery convictionconviction for robbery.
~ criminal lawthe body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment.
n. (time)3. prison term, sentence, timethe 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"
~ terma limited period of time.; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
~ hard timea term served in a maximum security prison.
~ life sentence, lifea prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives.; "he got life for killing the guard"
v. (communication)4. condemn, doom, sentencepronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law.; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
~ law, jurisprudencethe collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
~ convictfind or declare guilty.; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"
~ foredoomdoom beforehand.
~ declarestate emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
~ reprobateabandon to eternal damnation.; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"