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sentence

 
/ˈsentəns/ noun

Translation

WORDS [C] a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a complete idea
cümle
1224
PUNISHMENT [C, U] a punishment that a judge gives to someone who has committed a crime
ceza, hüküm
a 30-year sentence692701
(Definition of sentence noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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