nnoun.communicationa string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a languageExamples:- he always spoke in grammatical sentences
Derivationally Related Form:sentential
Hypernyms:linguistic string string of words word string
Inherited Hypernyms:sentencestring of wordslanguagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sentencestring of wordsstringsequenceseriesorderingarrangementgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:complex sentencecompound sentencedeclarative sentencedeclaratory sentenceinterrogationinterrogativeinterrogative sentencequestionrun-on sentencesimple sentencetopic sentence
Part Meronyms:clause constituent grammatical constituent
Full Hyponyms:complex sentencecompound sentencecross-questiondeclarative sentenceleading questionloose sentenceperiodic sentencequestionrun-on sentencesimple sentencetopic sentenceyes-no question
nnoun.act(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposedTopic:criminal law
Synset:condemnation conviction judgment of conviction
Examples:- the conviction came as no surprise
Antonyms:acquittal
Derivationally Related Form:convictsentence
Hypernyms:final decision final judgment
Inherited Hypernyms:convictionfinal judgmentjudgmentdue processgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:convictionfinal judgmentjudgmentdue processgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:murder convictionrape convictionrobbery conviction
Full Hyponyms:murder convictionrape convictionrobbery conviction
nnoun.timethe period of time a prisoner is imprisonedSynset:prison term time
Examples:- he served a prison term of 15 months
- his sentence was 5 to 10 years
- he is doing time in the county jail
Derivationally Related Form:sentence
Hypernyms:term
Inherited Hypernyms:prison termtermtime periodfundamental quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:hard timelifelife sentence
Full Hyponyms:hard timelife sentence
vverb.communicationpronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of lawTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:condemn doom
Examples:- He was condemned to ten years in prison
Derivationally Related Form:condemnationsentence
Hypernyms:declare
Inherited Hypernyms:sentencedeclarestateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:foredoomreprobate
Entailment:convict
Full Troponyms:foredoomreprobate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: condemn, sentence)