condemn
Her sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.对她的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
As it was her first conviction for stealing, she was given a less severe sentence.
In some countries, drug-smuggling still carries the death sentence.在某些国家，贩毒仍要被判处死刑。
The judge made an example of him and gave him the maximum possible sentence.为了以儆效尤，法官在法律许可的范围内对他作出了最重的量刑。
He won his appeal and the sentence was halved.他上诉获胜，刑期减半。

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Examples of sentenced

sentenced

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

At the end of the war he went into hiding, but was arrested in 1948, tried and sentenced to death.
Three senior medical officials were convicted of criminal negligence and fraud and were sentenced to prison.
He was sentenced for ten years, but released from jail before time in 1854 as an act of grace.
Another seventeen were sentenced to jail for up to eight years.
After the completion of investigation the accused were challenged, convicted and sentenced by the lower court.
Elsewhere, these minor offences were tried at sessions, and only about a third of those convicted were sentenced to be transported.
He suggests that dozens more were sentenced to shorter terms or fined.
Or they would be sentenced to a prison term but continue with their business on release.
He is sentenced to die by firing squad.
All were found guilty and sentenced to death.
She is found guilty and sentenced to six months of drug counselling.
The rebels were tried and sentenced with lightning speed.
In the district court the nurse was sentenced to a suspended sentence for manslaughter.
There were no further show trials but many thousands of people were arbitrarily arrested and sentenced either to substantial periods of imprisonment or to death.
The boatswain was degraded and sentenced to 50 lashes while the four others were sentenced to 27 lashes.
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