as in ruling
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
he received a light sentence because it was his first offense and he was an otherwise upstanding citizen
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as in to condemn
to impose a judicial punishment on
the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served
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Recent Examples of sentence
Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
Stillwell was offered a sentence of 40 years in prison and 20 years on probation.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Kristal Dixon, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The pair were convicted the following year and are set to be sentenced in November.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Despite facing no viable opposition ahead of his 2024 election, earlier this year Saied oversaw the arrests of at least a dozen would-be presidential candidates, several of whom received criminal sentences that banned their participation in electoral politics for life.
—Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
Stillwell was offered a sentence of 40 years in prison and 20 years on probation.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Catch up quick: Last Thursday, Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was sentenced to time served and 15 years on probation after pleading guilty to participating in criminal street gang activity, possession of drugs and other charges.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The pair were convicted the following year and are set to be sentenced in November.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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But that chapter, written before a July Supreme Court ruling that suggested Florida and Texas laws regulating content moderation flunk First Amendment scrutiny, also notes that Carr met some conservative pushback on that idea from his own Project 2025 collaborators.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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The riot did interrupt the recount process — which would eventually be put on ice by the Supreme Court ruling.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hochul was still speaking when New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued a statement from the other side of the Hudson River condemning the plan and vowing to sue to stop it from going into effect.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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As philosopher George Santayana reminds us, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Gutierrez’s ruling was stunning since judges rarely grant judgments as a matter law following a jury’s verdict.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The verdict came as a disappointment to Woodland, who maintains his innocence and had hoped for leniency.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Opponents say Proposition 34’s purpose is to punish AIDS Healthcare Foundation for advocating for lower rents and other concepts opposed by the real estate industry.Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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By Peter Weber, The Week US published 5 November 2024 What happened Boeing's largest union approved the company's latest contract offer Monday night, ending a punishing seven-week strike.Peter Weber, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Opening in the same year was the elegant Interlaken Hotel, on the shores of Twin Lakes, a gorgeous but ultimately doomed retreat for well-off visitors.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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Republicans, including James, rejected it en masse under the theory that once regions began selectively pulling areas out, the bill was doomed — as well as the fact that drilling in the Great Lakes has already been banned for decades.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentence. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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