Sentence - Definition
sentence
n 1: a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a
language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"
2: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case
and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as
no surprise" [syn: conviction, judgment of conviction,
condemnation, sentence] [ant: acquittal]
3: 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" [syn: prison term,
sentence, time]
v 1: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He
was condemned to ten years in prison" [syn: sentence,
condemn, doom]