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1. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
1. the conviction came as no surprise
2. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
1. he always spoke in grammatical sentences
3. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
1. he served a prison term of 15 months
2. his sentence was 5 to 10 years
3. he is doing time in the county jail
4. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
1. He was condemned to ten years in prison