sentence (
http://definr.com/sentence)
n 1: a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a
language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"
2: a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the
punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no
surprise" [syn:
conviction,
judgment of conviction]
[ant:
acquittal]
3: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a
prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10
years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: {prison
term},
time]
v : pronounce a sentence on, in a court of law; "He was
condemned to ten years in prison" [syn:
condemn,
doom]