Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
sentence — sen·tence 1 / sent əns, ənz/ n [Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia, ultimately from sentire to feel, think, express an opinion] 1: a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a… … Law dictionary
sentence — The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his conviction in a criminal prosecution, imposing the punishment to be inflicted, usually in the form of a fine, incarceration, or probation. See e.g. 18 U.S.C.A. No … Black's law dictionary
sentence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ Try to keep your sentences short. ▪ complete, whole ▪ broken … Collocations dictionary
sentence — sen|tence1 W2S1 [ˈsentəns] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin sententia feeling, opinion, sentence , from sentire; SENTIENT] 1.) a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sentence — I UK [ˈsentəns] / US [ˈsent(ə)ns] noun [countable] Word forms sentence : singular sentence plural sentences *** 1) a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that express a statement, question, or instruction. A written sentence… … English dictionary
sentence — sen|tence1 [ sent(ə)ns ] noun count *** 1. ) a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that express a statement, question, or instruction. A written sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a PERIOD, QUESTION MARK, or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sentence — [[t]se̱ntəns[/t]] ♦♦ sentences, sentencing, sentenced 1) N COUNT A sentence is a group of words which, when they are written down, begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a… … English dictionary
maximum — max|i|mum1 W3S2 [ˈmæksıməm] adj [only before noun] the maximum amount, quantity, speed etc is the largest that is possible or allowed ≠ ↑minimum ▪ The car has a maximum speed of 120 mph. ▪ They made maximum use of the resources available. ▪ To… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Maximum Bob — For the lead singer of the Deli Creeps, see Maximum Bob (singer). Maximum Bob Genre Comedy drama Starring Beau Bridges, Liz Vassey Country of origin … Wikipedia
sentence*/*/*/ — [ˈsentəns] noun [C] I 1) a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that expresses a statement, question, or instruction 2) a punishment that is officially given by a judge She received the maximum sentence of ten years.[/ex] He is … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
