• 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

Synonyms: judgement, ruling, pronouncement, decision, determination, decree, prison term, prison sentence, jail sentence, penal sentence

• declare the punishment decided for (an offender)

Synonyms: pass judgement on, impose a sentence on, pronounce sentence on, mete out punishment to, punish, convict