Definitions
A group of words that expresses a complete thought.
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French sentence, from Latin sententia (“way of thinking, opinion, sentiment”), from sentiēns, present participle of sentiō (“to feel, think”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”).
Used in a sentence
“The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second.”
“A branch that has played a significant part in the history of its territory is under sentence at the end of the summer timetables, so far as its passenger services are concerned.”
“The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous child rapist.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Complete thought in words”8 letters
02“Word group”8 letters
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