sentence

nouns

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
"he always spoke in grammatical sentences"
sentence
is derived from
sentential
is a type of (narrower)
a linear sequence of words as spoken or written
linguistic string, string of words, word string
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
"the conviction came as no surprise"
condemnation, conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
"he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"
prison term, sentence, time

verbs

pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
"He was condemned to ten years in prison"
condemn, doom, sentence