olemus
Wiktionary:
1. (dated) the decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict
The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second.
2. the judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime
The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous child rapist.
3. a punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_(law)

näiteid
abridge sentence -- karistusaega lühendama
capital sentence -- surmaotsus
death sentence -- surmaotsus
final sentence -- lõplik kohtuotsus
life sentence -- eluaegne vanglakaristus
pronounce a sentence -- kohtuotsust teatavaks tegema
recall sentence -- kohtuotsust tühistama
sentenced person -- süüdimõistetu
sentence to confinement -- vangi mõistma
serve sentence -- karistust kandma
suspended sentence -- tingimisi karistus
undergo sentence -- karistust kandma