Sentence definition: A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command.
Definitions of Sentence
- 1noun
A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command.
- 2noun(formal)
A punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or the formal declaration of such punishment.
- 3verb(formal)
To declare the punishment decided for an offender.
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A legal punishment of death for a crime.
A punishment of imprisonment for the rest of a convicted person's life.
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