Main entry: condemnation, conviction, sentence, judgment of conviction
Definition: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
Usage: the conviction came as no surprise
Main entry: sentence
Definition: a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
Usage: he always spoke in grammatical sentences
Main entry: time, prison term, sentence
Definition: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
Usage: he served a prison term of 15 months; his sentence was 5 to 10 years; he is doing time in the county jail
Main entry: condemn, doom, sentence
Definition: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
Usage: He was condemned to ten years in prison