センコク
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
Law
1. sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence
2. declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
death sentence
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
adjudication of bankruptcy
Examples (9 in total)
The accused was sentenced to death.
He was declared guilty.
He was found guilty of murder.
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 judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years.
Having been convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.