sentence

the punishment given to someone who has been found guilty of a crime, usually by a judge in court

sentencia, pena

• a sentence for somebody/something

Collocations life sentence · prison sentence

• He received a life sentence for murder.

  Recibió una sentencia de prisión perpetua por asesinato.

a statement or phrase that expresses a complete thought, usually with a subject and verb

oración, frase

• a sentence in something

Collocations simple sentence · compound sentence

• The first sentence of the book is very interesting.

  La primera frase del libro es muy interesante.

to declare officially or formally that someone has committed a crime and must be punished, usually by a judge in court

sentenciar

• sentence somebody to something

• The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.

  El juez lo sentenció a cinco años de prisión.

to express something as a complete thought, usually with a subject and verb

expresar en una oración

• sentence something

• She sentenced her thoughts to paper.

  Ella expresó sus pensamientos en una oración escrita.