sentence

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Hypernyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links 2 Czech 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English < Old French < Latin sententia (“‘way of thinking, opinion, sentiment’”), for *sentientia < sentiens, ppr. of sentire (“‘to feel, think’”); see sentient, sense, scent.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɛntəns/, SAMPA: /"sEnt@ns/
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• Hyphenation: sen‧tence

[edit] Noun

sentence (plural sentences)

1. (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.

2. The decision of a jury; a verdict.

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

3. An unfavorable sentence(2): a conviction.

   The prisoner was scheduled for execution as all appeals of his sentence had been denied.

4. The punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.

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

5. (computing theory) Any of the set of strings that can be generated by a given formal grammar.
6. (logic) A formula with no free variables.

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• verdict
• conviction

[edit] Hypernyms

• (logic): formula

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• sentential

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[edit] Verb

to sentence (third-person singular simple present sentences, present participle sentencing, simple past and past participle sentenced)

1. To declare a sentence on a convicted person.

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

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• sentence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sentence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Noun

sentence f.

1. sentence (formula with no free variables)