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Definisjon av sentence

Vi fant 11 definisjoner av sentence på engelsk.

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
sentence - a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"
linguistic string, string of words, word string a linear sequence of words as spoken or written
simple sentence a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses
complex sentence a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
compound sentence a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
grammatical constituent, constituent (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
clause (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
declarative sentence, declaratory sentence a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration
run-on sentence an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction
topic sentence a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph
sentence - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"
conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation
acquittal a judgment of not guilty
final decision, final judgment a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
criminal law the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
murder conviction conviction for murder
rape conviction conviction for rape
sentence - the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"
prison term, time
term any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
hard time a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers"

Verb
sentence - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
condemn, doom
convict find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"
declare state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
foredoom doom beforehand
reprobate reject (documents) as invalid
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Substantiv
sentence - The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.

Verb
sentence - To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
sentence - To decree or announce as a sentence.
sentence - To utter sententiously.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sentence
    The official and authentic decision of a court of justice upon the respective rights and claims of the parties to an action or suit therein litigated and submitted to its determination, the final decision of the court resolving the dispute and determining the rights and obligations of the parties.
  • sentence
    A grammatically complete series of words (consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied) that typically begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
  • sentence
    The punishment imposed upon a person that has been convicted of a crime.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) sentence
  • Presens: sentence / sentences
  • Preteritum: sentenced
  • Perfektum: (have) sentenced

Substantiv

  • Entall: sentence
  • Flertall: sentences

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