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sentence

/ˈsɛnt(ə)ns/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈsɛnt(ə)ns/
sentence
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

sen - tence -> sentence

Myanmar meaning

(n) ဝါကျ (v) ပြစ်ဒဏ်ချမှတ်

Full entry

sentence /'sentǝns;US -tns/ n

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။

More examples
  • 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.
Synonyms
verdict, ruling, decree, judgment, condemnation, punishment, prison term, stretch, adjudge, adjudicate, blame, book, censure, clock, condemn, confine, considered opinion, convict, damn, decide punishment, decision, denounce, determination, devote, dictum, doom, edict, fall, getup, hitch, impound, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jolt, judge, knock, mete out, ordain, order, pass judgment, penalize, penalty, pronounce judgment on, pronouncement, proscribe, punish, punishing decree, put away, put on ice, railroad, rap, rule, send to prison, send up the river, sending up the river, settle, sleep, take the fall, term, throw the book at, time, trick, vacation
Antonyms
accusation, accuse, acquit, blame, charge, commend, encouragement, exonerate, free, indecision, let go, liberate, pardon, praise, release, reward
Cross references
verdictrulingdecreejudgmentcondemnationpunishmentprison termstretchadjudgeadjudicateblamebookcensureclockcondemnconfineconsidered opinionconvictdamndecide punishmentdecisiondenouncedeterminationdevotedictumdoomedictfall
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