Sentence+of+punishment

  • 21sentence — sen|tence1 [ sent(ə)ns ] noun count *** 1. ) a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that express a statement, question, or instruction. A written sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a PERIOD, QUESTION MARK, or… …

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  • 22sentence — [[t]se̱ntəns[/t]] ♦♦ sentences, sentencing, sentenced 1) N COUNT A sentence is a group of words which, when they are written down, begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a… …

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  • 23Punishment — The old village stocks in Chapeltown, Lancashire, England For other uses, see Punishment (disambiguation). Punishment is the authoritative imposition of something negative or unpleasant on a person or animal in response to behavior deemed wrong… …

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  • 24sentence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ Try to keep your sentences short. ▪ complete, whole ▪ broken …

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  • 25sentence*/*/*/ — [ˈsentəns] noun [C] I 1) a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that expresses a statement, question, or instruction 2) a punishment that is officially given by a judge She received the maximum sentence of ten years.[/ex] He is …

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  • 26sentence — n. & v. n. 1 a a set of words complete in itself as the expression of a thought, containing or implying a subject and predicate, and conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command. b a piece of writing or speech between two full stops… …

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  • 27Punishment Park — Infobox Film name = Punishment Park imdb id = 0067633 writer = Peter Watkins starring = Carmen Argenziano Harold Beaulieu Jim Bohan Stan Armsted Paul Alelyanes director = Peter Watkins producer = Susan Martin distributor = Project X Distribution… …

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  • 28punishment — pun|ish|ment W3 [ˈpʌnıʃmənt] n 1.) [U and C] something that is done in order to punish someone, or the act of punishing them →↑punitive ▪ The Court decides what punishment to impose . punishment for ▪ the punishment for treason punishment by ▪… …

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  • 29punishment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Applying a penalty for an offense Nouns 1. punishment; chastisement, chastening; correction, castigation; discipline, infliction, trial; judgment, penalty; retribution; thunderbolt, nemesis; requital,… …

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  • 30sentence — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin sententia feeling, opinion, from *sentent , *sentens, irregular present participle of sentire to feel more at sense Date: 14th century 1. obsolete opinion; especially a conclusion… …

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