noun

1. The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.

   “The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second.”

2. The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.

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

3. A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.

Synonyms: conviction, verdict

verb

1. To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.

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

2. To decree or announce as a sentence.

3. To utter sententiously.