Look up: sentence

1. sentence
   (logic) A collection of clauses. See also definite sentence. (2003-12-04)
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2. 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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3. Sentence
   a set of words which form a grammatically complete statement, usually containing a subject, verb, and object
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4. 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...
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5. Sentence
   a form of punishment ordered by a court
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6. 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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7. 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 o...
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8. 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. Se...
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9. 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 puni...
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10. sentence
    noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; `he always spoke in grammatical sentences`
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11. 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; con...
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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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), (...
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17. Sentence
    Not only the penalty imposed but also the judgment of conviction in a criminal case or a judgment of acquittal in the same proceeding, or the adjudication of delinquency in a juvenile delinquency proceeding or dismissal of allegations of delinquency in the same proceedings. 18 USC A judgment, or jud...
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18. Sentence
    (n) Sentence is the order or verdict of the jury or the judge imposing punishment to the person convicted of a crime, deciding the terms and type of punishment he has to undergo.
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19. sentence
    1) n. the punishment given to a person convicted of a crime. A sentence is ordered by the judge, based on the verdict of the jury (or the judge's decision if there is no jury) within the possible punishments set by state law (or federal law in convictions for a federal crime). Popularly, "sentence" ...
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20. Sentence
    In grammar, a sentence is one or more clauses. A simple sentence contains a single clause. For example 'the dog barked.' A compound sentence contains two or more clauses joined by conjunctions, such as 'the dog barked and the dog ran after the cat.' A complex sentence is one in which a main clause i...
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21. sentence
    (law) 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 any relevant reports on the defendant are made known to the judge and the defence may make...
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22. sentence
    (grammar) In grammar, a unit of words that makes sense in itself, usually containing a finite verb, beginning with a capital letter, and ending with a full stop. It is distinguished from a phrase because it contains a complete thought. Grammatical rules concerning parts of speech and punctuati...
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23. Sentence
    (law) In law, a `sentence` forms the final explicit act of a judge-ruled process, and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function. The sentence can generally involve a decree of imprisonment, a fine and/or other punishments against a defendant convicted of a crime. Those impriso...
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24. Sentence
    (linguistics) In the field of linguistics, a `sentence` is an expression in natural language, and often defined to indicate a grammatical unit consisting of one or more words that generally bear minimal syntactic relation to the words that precede or follow it. A sentence can include words gr...
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25. Sentence
    (music) In western musical theory, the term `sentence` is used in connection with musical spans towards the lower end of the durational scale; i.e. melodic or thematic entities well below the level of `movement` or `section`, but above the level of `motif` or `phrase`. The term is usually enc...
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