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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
he always spoke in grammatical sentences
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Sense 2 verb
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
He was condemned to ten years in prison
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Sense 3 noun
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
the conviction came as no surprise
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Sense 4 noun
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
he served a prison term of 15 months
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sentential |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | grammatical constituent |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | clause |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | string of words |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | simple sentence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | complex sentence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | compound sentence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | declarative sentence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | run-on sentence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | topic sentence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interrogation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | judgment of conviction |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | condemnation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | condemnation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prison term |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | convict |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | declare |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | foredoom |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reprobate |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | acquittal |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | convict |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sentence |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | criminal law |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | final judgment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | murder conviction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rape conviction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | robbery conviction |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sentence |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | term |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hard time |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | life sentence |