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n//sɛɳˈʈɛns//dom, straff, mening, fras, sättning, döma, avkunna
(dated) The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict. [from 14th c.]
The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime. [from 14th c.]
A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation. [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.