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[ˈsɛnt(ə)ns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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

- the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence
(e.g: her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the senses ‘way of thinking, opinion’, ‘court's declaration of punishment’, and ‘gist (of a piece of writing’)): via Old French from Latin sententia ‘opinion’, from sentire ‘feel, be of the opinion’


[ˈsɛnt(ə)ns], (Verb)

Definitions:
- declare the punishment decided for (an offender)
(e.g: ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the senses ‘way of thinking, opinion’, ‘court's declaration of punishment’, and ‘gist (of a piece of writing’)): via Old French from Latin sententia ‘opinion’, from sentire ‘feel, be of the opinion’




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