sentence
Words forming thought
A sentence is a complete unit of language expressing a thought, typically containing a subject and verb: She left.
In writing, sentences begin with capital letters and end with periods, question marks, or exclamation points.
A sentence is also a punishment imposed by a court: He received a ten-year sentence.
To sentence someone is to pronounce that judgment: The judge sentenced her to community service.
Official court decision
- convictionFirmly held belief
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- judgeOne who decides
jury · trial · court · prison · incarceration · probation · parole · imprisonment
Provision in agreement
- subjectMatter under discussion
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- objectTangible entity or aim
- verbAction-expressing word
noun · phrase · syntax · diagramming · parsing · structure · compound · complex
Confinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- probationSupervised trial period
parole · detention · fine · community service · time served · hard labor · solitary · custodial
Distinct section of text
closing · thesis · supporting · transitional · concluding · construction · structure · length
verdict
Official court decision
- convictionFirmly held belief
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
judge · jury · trial · court · prison · incarceration · probation · parole · imprisonment · detention
clause
Provision in agreement
verb · noun · phrase · syntax · diagramming · parsing · structure · compound · complex · simple
prison
Confinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
probation · parole · detention · fine · community service · time served · hard labor · solitary · custodial · suspended
paragraph
Distinct section of text
opening · closing · thesis · supporting · transitional · concluding · construction · structure · length · clarity
- languagelanguage, word, words, grammar, spelling
- readingfluency, read, comprehension, readers, books
- writing-related termsparagraph, word, letter, punctuation, grammar
- language termsgrammar, word, vocabulary, syntax, synonym
- speech or wordsnoun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun
- document partstitle, page, paragraph, chapter, heading
sentencefragment
Incomplete portion of whole
incomplete sentence · sentence fragment · phrase · word · clause
sentenceacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
pardon · exoneration · acquit · exonerate · not guilty verdict
sentencecharge
Cost or accusation
accusation · indictment · arraignment · arrest · accuse
- death sentenceJudicial order of execution
- life sentenceImprisonment without release
- prison sentenceMandated period of incarceration
- concurrent sentencesOverlapping punishment periods
- sentencing lawsStatutes governing criminal penalties
- complete sentence