verb
- past tense and past participle of sentence; to officially declare the punishment for someone found guilty of a crime
Usage: legal context
Examples
- The judge sentenced the defendant to five years in prison.
- She was sentenced to community service for the minor offense.
- The criminal was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
- He was sentenced to pay a fine of $10,000.
- The court sentenced both accomplices to the same term.
- After being found guilty, she was sentenced immediately.
- The repeat offender was sentenced more harshly than first-time criminals.