Look up: sentence

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   sentence
   [n] - a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language 2. [v] - pronounce a sentence on, in a court of law
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   Sentence
   a set of words which form a grammatically complete statement, usually containing a subject, verb, and object
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   Sentence
   A sentence is a sequence of words constructed in accordance with the conventions of standard grammar. Such a group will have a sense of completeness and a clarity of meaning. It will usually be constructed around a noun phrase acting as the subject of a finite verb, i.e. it will contain at least one main clause. The rules of grammar concern the ord...
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   Sentence
   a form of punishment ordered by a court
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   sentence
   In law, the judgement of a court stating the punishment to be imposed following a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt by a jury. Before a sentence is imposed, the antecedents (criminal record) and...
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   Sentence
   A sentence can be simple, compound or complex. A simple sentence consists of one clause: It was late. A compound sentence has two or more clauses joined by and, or, but or so. The clauses are of equal weight (they are both main clauses): It was late but I wasn't tired. A complex sentence consists of a main clause which itself includes one or more ...
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   sentence
   (logic) A collection of clauses. See also definite sentence. (2003-12-04)
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   Sentence
   Sen'tence noun [ French, from Latin sententia , for sentientia , from sentire to discern by the senses and the mind, to feel, to think. See Sense , noun , and confer Sentiensi .] 1. Sense; meaning; significance. [ Obsolete] « Tales of best sentence and most solace.» Chaucer. « The discourse itsel ...
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   Sentence
   Sen'tence transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Sentenced ; present participle & verbal noun Sentencing .] 1. To pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to punishment; to prescribe the punishment of. « Nature herself is sentenced in your doom.» Dryden. 2. To decree or a ...
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    sentence
    noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; `he always spoke in grammatical sentences`
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    Sentence
    `Sentence` may refer to: * Sentence (linguistics), a unit of language, characterized in most languages by the presence of a finite verb * Sentence (mathematical logic), a formula with no free variables * Open sentence, a mathematical sentence which contains variables * Sentence (law), the final act of a judge-ruled process * Sentence (music), the smallest period in a musical composition * `Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm`, an autobiographical gr...
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    Sentence
    • (v. t.) To pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to punishment; to prescribe the punishment of. • (n.) In civil and admiralty law, the judgment of a court pronounced in a cause; in criminal and ecclesiastical courts, a judgment passed on a criminal by a court or judge; condemnation pronounced by a judgical tribunal; doom....
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    sentence
    (from the article `language`) ...be regarded as merely sequences of syllables. The concept of the word is a grammatical concept; in speech, words are not separated by pauses, but ... ...has also been proposed for these disciplines. Given the formal language of a science, it is possible to define a notion of truth. Such a truth ... [1...
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    sentence
    (from the article `metalogic`) ...usually contains three parts: (1) a list of primitive symbols (basic units) given mechanically, (2) certain combinations of these symbols, singled ...
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    sentence
    in law, formal judgment of a convicted defendant in a criminal case setting the punishment to be meted out. In civil cases the terms decision, ... [4 related articles]
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    sentence
    sentence, in criminal law, punishment that a court orders, imposed on a person convicted of criminal activity. Sentences typically consist of fines, corporal punishment, imprisonment for varying periods including life, or capital punishment, and sometimes combine two or more elements. In the United ...
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    Sentence
    Denotes a certain class of complex symbols in a language. Which combinations of symbols are to be regarded as sentences in the language is normally determined (a) by certain specifiable formation rules (e.g. in English, that any proper name followed by verb in the singular constitutes a sentence), (b) by the presence of certain specific 'morphemes...
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