to declare judicially the extent of punishment to be imposed [v SENTENCED, SENTENCES, SENTENCING]
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
A series of signs or symbols expressing a proposition in an artificial or logical language
The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court
The punishment fixed by law for a particular offense
to declare judicially the punishment [v SENTENCED, SENTENCING, SENTENCES]