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I. sen·tence [ˈsentən(t)s] N

1. sentence:

sentence (court decision)
Urteil nt <-s, -e>
sentence (punishment)
Strafe f <-, -n>
death sentence [or sentence of death]
Todesstrafe f <-, -n>
jail [or prison]sentence
Gefängnisstrafe f <-, -n>
life sentence
lebenslängliche Haftstrafe
a heavy/light sentence
eine hohe/niedrige Strafe
to get a three-month sentence
eine Haftstrafe von drei Monaten bekommen
to pronounce [or pass] [a] sentence on sb
über jdn ein [o. das] Urteil fällen
to serve a sentence
eine Strafe verbüßen [o. inf absitzen]

2. sentence (word group):

sentence
Satz m <-es, Sät·ze>
sentence structure
Satzbau m <-s>

II. sen·tence [ˈsentən(t)s] VB trans

to sentence sb to sth
jdn zu etw dat verurteilen
the judge sentenced her to three years in prison
der Richter verurteilte sie zu drei Jahren Gefängnis

com·plex ˈsen·tence N LING

complex sentence
Satzgefüge nt

con·di·tion·al ˈsen·tence N LING

conditional sentence
Bedingungssatz m <-es, -sätze>
conditional sentence
Konditionalsatz m spec

cus·to·dial ˈsen·tence N

custodial sentence
Gefängnisstrafe f <-, -n>
to give sb a custodial sentence
jdn zu einer Gefängnisstrafe verurteilen

ˈdeath sen·tence N

the death sentence
das Todesurteil
to receive [or get] the death sentence
zum Tode verurteilt werden

ˈjail sen·tence N

jail sentence
Gefängnisstrafe f <-, -n>
to receive a jail sentence
zu einer Gefängnisstrafe verurteilt werden
to serve a jail sentence
eine Gefängnisstrafe absitzen inf

ˈlife sen·tence N

life sentence
lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe
to get [or receive] a life sentence
lebenslänglich bekommen

mid-ˈsen·tence ADV inf

mid-sentence
mitten im Satz

pe·nal ˈsen·tence N

penal sentence
Zwangsarbeit f <-> kein pl

ˈpris·on sen·tence N

prison sentence
Gefängnisstrafe f <-, -n>
prison sentence
Freiheitsstrafe f <-, -n>
to serve a prison sentence
eine Freiheitsstrafe verbüßen

sim·ple ˈsen·tence N LING

simple sentence
Aussagesatz m <-es, -sätze>

sus·pend·ed ˈsen·tence N LAW

suspended sentence
aufgeschobene Urteilsverkündung

death sentence N

death sentence
Todesurteil

run-on ˈsen·tence N

run-on sentence
fortlaufender Satz
OpenDict entry

sentence VB

to be sentenced to sth
zu etw verurteilt werden
Present
Isentence
yousentence
he/she/itsentences
wesentence
yousentence
theysentence
Past
Isentenced
yousentenced
he/she/itsentenced
wesentenced
yousentenced
theysentenced
Present Perfect
Ihavesentenced
youhavesentenced
he/she/ithassentenced
wehavesentenced
youhavesentenced
theyhavesentenced
Past Perfect
Ihadsentenced
youhadsentenced
he/she/ithadsentenced
wehadsentenced
youhadsentenced
theyhadsentenced
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