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Definition of sentence verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sentence

verb

NAmE//ˈsɛntns//

[often passive] sentence somebody (to something) sentence somebody to do somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sentence

he / she / it sentences

past simple sentenced

-ing form sentencing

to say officially in court that someone is to receive a particular punishment to be sentenced to death/life imprisonment/three years in prison

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