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せんこく
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
Law
1. sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence
But at the same time, he was sentenced to death.
2. declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
The doctor has told me I probably don't have much longer.
Alt. forms
宣せん告こく
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せんこく
Pitch accent
せ
んこく
Conjugations...Used in: 6
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
death sentence
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead
3 more...
Examples (12 in total)
The accused was sentenced to death.
He was declared guilty.
He was found guilty of murder.
My father was told by his doctor that he had cancer.
The judge condemned him to death.
The will was declared void by the court.
The accused was condemned to ten years in prison.
The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.
The doctor has told me I probably don't have much longer.
The judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years.
Having been convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Akira made a pronouncement so that the people present could hear it.