Collocations with "sentence"

To state the punishment for a convicted defendant.

a court-determined punishment that a convicted person must receive for a specific crime

to form a grammatically correct sentence

A judicial sentence that involves imprisonment.

Describes a sentence that makes a statement or declaration, as opposed to asking a question or giving a command.

the way a sentence is grammatically arranged

describes a sentence that is grammatically incorrect

a grammatical sentence that states a fact or assertion, as opposed to a negative sentence or a question

For a judge to officially state the punishment for a murderer.

To officially state in a court of law what an offender's punishment will be.

An adverb that modifies a whole sentence or clause (e.g., fortunately, clearly).

the pattern of stressed and unstressed words within a sentence

a shorter period of punishment given by a court

a prison sentence for which no fixed end date is set

to legally sentence a defendant when they are not physically present in court

Used by a judge in a court of law to officially state a punishment.