Sentence
01
mening, fras
a group of words that forms a statement, question, exclamation, or instruction, usually containing a verb
Exempel
The teacher asked us to underline the verb in each sentence.
Läraren bad oss att understryka verbet i varje mening.
02
straff, dom
the punishment that the court assigned for a guilty person
Exempel
The jury ’s verdict led to a severe sentence.
Juryns dom ledde till ett strängt straff.
to sentence
01
döma
to officially state the punishment of someone found guilty in a court of law
Transitive: to sentence a defendant | to sentence a defendant to sth
Exempel
Last year, the jury unanimously sentenced the defendant to a lengthy prison term.
Förra år dömde juryn enhälligt den åtalade till en lång fängelsestraff.
