sentence - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

sentence [LAW]	el castigo
sentence [LAW]	la condena
sentence [LAW]	el fallo
sentence [LAW]	el juicio
sentence [LAW]	la pena
sentence [LAW]	la sentencia
sentence [LING.]	la frase
sentence [LAW]	la condenación
sentence [LING.]	la oración
example sentence	frase modelo
part of a sentence	parte de la oración
alternative sentence (Amer.) [LAW]	arresto subsidiario
alternative sentence (Amer.) [LAW]	arresto sustitutorio
alternative sentence (Amer.) [LAW]	pena sustitutiva privativa de libertad

Verbs

to sentence so. (to sth.)  | sentenced, sentenced | [LAW]	sentenciar a alguien a algo
to serve a sentence  | served, served |	cumplir condena

Adjectives / Adverbs

life sentence

perpetuo, perpetua  adj.   - prisión, condenas

Examples

He was convicted of fraud and had to serve a five-year sentence.	Fue condenado por fraude y tuvo que cumplir una pena de cinco años.
In Spanish, subject-verb agreement governs the sentence structure.	En español, la concordancia entre el sujeto y el verbo rige la estructura de la oración.
The speaker used various words to form a complex sentence.	El orador utilizó varias palabras para construir una oración compleja.
These words form a meaningful sentence.	Estas palabras componen una oración significativa.

Phrases / Collocations

in midsentence (or: mid-sentence)

en medio de la frase

Related search terms

adjudication, condemnation, punishment, verdict, conviction, decision, damnation, retribution, finding, penitence, judgment