to sentence sb to five years

  • 1Sentence capitale — Peine de mort Application de la peine de mort dans le monde      Abolie pour tous les crimes …

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  • 2sentence — I n. judgment of a court 1) to impose, pass, pronounce (a) sentence 2) to carry out, execute a sentence 3) to serve (out) a sentence 4) to commute; reduce; suspend; vacate a sentence 5) a harsh, severe, stiff; light sentence 6) a death;… …

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  • 3sentence — 01. He was [sentenced] to 20 years in prison for a crime he didn t commit. 02. He was [sentenced] to death for the murder of his wife and children. 03. Mike Tyson was [sentenced] to pay a heavy fine after he bit off a piece of another boxer s ear …

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  • 4sentence — sen|tence1 W2S1 [ˈsentəns] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin sententia feeling, opinion, sentence , from sentire; SENTIENT] 1.) a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences… …

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  • 5five fingers —    a prison sentence of five years    A variant of fistful and handful1 …

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  • 6Five Faces of Darkness — was the five part season premiere for Season 3 of the 1984 1987 cartoon The Transformers . The five part series was a sequel to the events depicted in . The title refers to the five faces of a Quintesson.Part 1Part 1 first aired on September 15,… …

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  • 7Five Dollars a Day — Theatrical release poster Directed by Nigel Cole …

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  • 8Five Little Pigs — Infobox Book | name = Five Little Pigs title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the US (true first) edition with alternative title. See Publication history (below) for UK first edition jacket image with original title …

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  • 9Sentence Review Commission — The Sentence Review Commission was established by the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 and was co chaired by Brian Currin, a South African human rights lawyer and Sir John Blelloch, a retired senior Northern Ireland Office civil servant.The… …

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  • 10cumulative sentence — see sentence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cumulative sentence …

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