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/ˈsɛnt(ə)ns/
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sen - tence -> sentence
(n) ဝါကျ (v) ပြစ်ဒဏ်ချမှတ်
၁။ [C] (grammar ) ဝါကျ။
၂။ [C,U] (law ) ပြစ်ဒဏ်ချမှတ်ချက်။ စီရင်ချက်။ a jail/ prison/ custodial sentence ❍ a death sentence ❍ be under sentence of death (ie condemned to die as a punishment) ❍ a life sentence (ie the punishment of being sent to prison for life or a very long time) ❍ The judge passed/ pronounced sentence (on the prisoner ) (ie said what the punishment would be). ❍ She has served (ie completed) her sentence and will now be released.
v~ sb (to sth) ပြစ်ဒဏ်ချမှတ်သည်။ စီရင်သည်။ sentence a thief to six months' imprisonment ❍ The ringleaders were sentenced to be shot by a firing squad. ❍ guidelines for the sentencing of juveniles ❍ (fig ) a crippling disease which sentenced him to a lifetime in a wheelchair. ဘီးတပ်ကုလားထိုင်တွင် တစ်သက်သာကုန်လွန်ရန် တုံးလုံး လဲစေသော ရောဂါ။
- She received the maximum sentence of ten years.
- [serve a sentence] : He is serving a three-year sentence for burglary.
- [hand down/impose a sentence] : The judge imposed a harsher sentence than expected.
- [pass/pronounce sentence] : There was silence as the judge pronounced sentence.
- [commute a sentence] : Judge Miles QC commuted the sentence to three years.
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