1 | noun | a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language 2 | noun | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed 3 | noun | the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned 4 | verb | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
s'entuhns (IPA: sˈɛntəns)
sen-tence (8 letters | 2 syllables)
1290 (High Middle ages) (735 years ago)
Old French | Latin
written: 1740th most common (1 in 16667 words) ( > 99% noun | 0% verb)
spoken: 1525th most common (1 in 27027 words)
(includes some inflected forms)
sentences | sentenced | sentencing
condemnation | conviction | judgment of conviction | prison term | time | condemn | doom (total: 7)
complex sentence | compound sentence | declarative sentence | declaratory sentence | interrogation | interrogative | interrogative sentence | question | run-on sentence | simple sentence | topic sentence | murder conviction | rape conviction | robbery conviction | hard time | ... (total: 19)
linguistic string | string of words | word string | final decision | final judgment | term | declare (total: 7)
repentance (based on typical American pronunciation)
sentience
(none among common words)
loose sentence | periodic sentence | sentence stress | sentence structure
Mrityudand
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It could be several years | It may follow one's convictions | Life, for one | Ten years, maybe (total: 4) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)
10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)
