Sentences

/ˈsɛntənsɪz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts9 letters

Definition of Sentences

noun

  1. The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.

    "The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

  2. The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.

    "The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler."

  3. A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
  4. A saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.
  5. (grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied, and typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.

    "The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard."

verb

  1. To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.

    "The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine."

  2. To decree or announce as a sentence.
  3. To utter sententiously.

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