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sentence British & World English

a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses

sentence in sentence British & World English

a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses

life sentence British & World English

a punishment of life imprisonment or of imprisonment for a specified long period

death sentence British & World English

a sentence to be put to death for a capital crime

sentence adverb British & World English

an adverb or adverbial phrase that expresses a writer’s or speaker’s attitude to the content of the sentence in which it occurs (such as frankly, obviously), or places the sentence in a particular context (such as technically, politically)

simple sentence British & World English

a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

topic sentence British & World English

a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs

community sentence British & World English

a sentence whereby an offender is required to perform community service

complex sentence British & World English

a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses

compound sentence British & World English

a sentence with more than one subject or predicate

compound-complex sentence British & World English

a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

pass1 British & World English

pronounce (a judgement or judicial sentence)

cleft sentence in cleft2 British & World English

a sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that, e.g. it’s money we want; it was today that I saw him; that was the King you were talking to

sentence adverbs in adverb British & World English

a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing manner, place, time, or degree (e.g. gently, here, now, very). Some adverbs, for example sentence adverbs, can also be used to modify whole sentences

pseudo-cleft sentence in pseudo-cleft (also pseudo-cleft sentence) British & World English

a sentence which resembles a cleft sentence by conveying emphasis or politeness through the use of a relative clause, such as what we want is money representing we want money

sentence English-German

[Straf]urteil

sentence1 English-Spanish

oración, frase

sentence French-English

sentence

life sentence English-French

condamnation

life sentence English-German

lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe

death sentence English-French

condamnation

prison sentence English-French

peine f de prison

prison sentence English-German

Gefängnisstrafe

death sentence English-Italian

condanna f a morte

prison sentence English-Italian

pena f detentiva

death sentence English-Spanish

the death sentence

custodial sentence English-French

peine f de prison

suspended sentence English-German

Strafe mit Bewährung

suspended sentence English-Italian

(sospensione f) condizionale f (della pena)

suspended sentence English-Spanish

pena de prisión que no se cumple a menos que el delincuente reincida

a life sentence in sentence1 English-Spanish

una condena a cadena perpetua

to sentence sb to life in life English-French

condamner qn à perpétuité