Decide
Sentence
Sentence verb - To impose a judicial punishment on.
Usage example: the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served
Decide and sentence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decide" instead a verb "Sentence".
Nearby Words: sentenced, sentencing, sentential
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Averted in Scoundrels, which is about a family of criminals who decide to go clean after the father gets a long prison sentence.
Source: The Family That Slays Together - However, nowadays the jurors decide what sentence the defendant should get too in capital cases after considering all the various aggravating vs.
Source: Hollywood Law - Don't decide that your character's walk across the room warrants four paragraphs while another character's heroic rescue of somebody else gets a single sentence.
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