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ˈsɛnt(ə)ns Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
  • the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence.
    E.g. her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud
verb
  • declare the punishment decided for (an offender).
    E.g. ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment

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