Sentencing

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Relating to a judicial sentence: sentencing guidelines for juvenile defendants.
  • adj. Being or relating to the one who pronounces a judicial sentence: "Prosecutors and sentencing judges alike try to deal with individuals on an individual basis, without regard to social status” ( Hiller B. Zobel).
  • n. The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on a defendant.
  • n. The sentence so pronounced.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Relating to a judicial sentence.
  • n. The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime.
  • n. The act of creating one or more complete sentences from fragmented thoughts and phrases.
  • v. Present participle of sentence.
  • Word Usage
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    Verb Form
    sentenced    sentences    sentencing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    formula   
    Cross Reference
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    Form
    sentenced    sentencing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sense    meaning    significance    opinion    decision   
    Rhyme
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    repentance   
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    Voices   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    phrase    statement    speech    language    answer