sentence
ˈsɛnt(ə)ns/
noun
noun: sentence; plural noun: sentences
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1.a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
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LOGICa series of signs or symbols expressing a proposition in an artificial or logical language.
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2.the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence.“her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud”
synonyms: judgement, ruling, pronouncement, decision, determination, decree;More
verb
verb: sentence; 3rd person present: sentences; past tense: sentenced; past participle:sentenced; gerund or present participle: sentencing
Origin
Middle English (in the senses ‘way of thinking, opinion’, ‘court’s declaration of punishment’, and ‘gist (of a piece of writing’)): via Old French from Latin sententia‘ opinion’,
from sentire ‘feel, be of the opinion’
How my heart sings 