Synonyms: 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
Similar words: final decision, final judgment
Definition: a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
Synonyms: sentence
Definition: a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
Usage: he always spoke in grammatical sentences
Similar words: string of words, linguistic string, word string
Definition: a linear sequence of words as spoken or written
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: term
Definition: a limited period of time
Usage: a prison term; he left school before the end of term
Synonyms: condemn, doom, sentence
Definition: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
Usage: He was condemned to ten years in prison
Similar words: declare
Definition: state emphatically and authoritatively
Usage: He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with