sentence
US: /ˈsɛntəns/
UK: /sˈɛntəns/
UK: /sˈɛntəns/
English Vietnamese dictionary
sentence /'sentəns/
- danh từ
- (ngôn ngữ học) câu
- simple sentence: câu đơn
- compound sentence: câu kép
- sự tuyên án; án; (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) lời phán quyết
- sentence of death: án tử hình
- under sentence of death: bị án tử hình
- to pass a sentence of three month's imprisonment on someone: tuyên án người nào ba tháng tù
- ý kiến (tán thành, chống đối)
- our sentence is against war: ý kiến chúng ta là chống chiến tranh
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) châm ngôn
- (ngôn ngữ học) câu
- ngoại động từ
- kết án, tuyên án
- to sentence someone to a month's imprisonment: kết án ai một tháng tù
- kết án, tuyên án
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 [C] (grammar) a set of words expressing a statement, a question or an order, usually containing a subject and a verb. In written English sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop (.), a question mark (?) or an EXCLAMATION mark (!).
2 [C, U] the punishment given by a court of law: a jail / prison sentence + a light / heavy sentence + to be under sentence of death + The judge passed sentence (= said what the punishment would be). + The prisoner has served (= completed) his sentence and will be released tomorrow.
See also -
+ verb [often passive] ~ sb (to sth) to say officially in a court of law that sb is to receive a particular punishment: [VN] to be sentenced to death / life imprisonment / three years in prison [also VN to inf]
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
judgement, decision, ruling, verdict, decree, determination; punishment, Slang rap:
It is up to the judge to announce the sentence of the court. Asked by his teacher for an example of a short sentence, Johnny replied, 'Thirty days'.
Collocation dictionary
1 group of words
ADJ.
long, short
Try to keep your sentences short.
| complete, whole | broken, incomplete | grammatical, grammatically correct | grammatically incorrect, ungrammatical | coherent | affirmative, negative | complex, simple | compound
VERB + SENTENCE
begin | finish
Peter finished Jane's sentence for her.
| construct, form, formulate, generate, write
He can barely form a grammatical sentence.
| parse
SENTENCE + VERB
contain sth, have sth
Does the sentence contain an adverb?
SENTENCE + NOUN
structure
2 punishment given by a judge
ADJ.
maximum, minimum | long, short | harsh, heavy, severe, stiff | lenient, light | indefinite, indeterminate | appropriate | mandatory
The judge imposed the mandatory sentence for murder.
| suspended | custodial, jail, prison | non-custodial | death | life
VERB + SENTENCE
hand down, impose, pass, pronounce
The judge will pass sentence on the accused this afternoon.
| be given, get, receive | serve
He will have to serve a life sentence.
| carry out | await
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.
| face
She could face a long prison sentence.
| commute, reduce
The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment.
| suspend | appeal against | review | quash | carry
The offence carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison.
PREP.
under ~ (of)
He has been in prison for two months under sentence of death.
| ~ for
an eight-year sentence for burglary
PREP.
for
They had been sentenced for murder.
| to
He was sentenced to two years in prison.
PHRASES
sentence sb to death, sentence sb to imprisonment
The judge sentenced her to life imprisonment.
Concise English dictionary
sentences|sentenced|sentencing'sentns /'sentəns
noun
+a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
+(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
+the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
verb
+pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
