Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (9)

n. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"

n. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"

range, question, interrogative

n. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"

conviction, sentence, judgment of conviction

n. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

Verbs (3)

sentence, doom, condemn

v. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (1)

interrogative

adj. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation

Fuzzynyms (19)

judgment, judgement, judicial decision

n. (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

punishment, penalty, penalization

n. the act of punishing

punish, penalize

v. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

remand, lag, jug, jail, gaol, put away, imprison, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars

v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (8)

acquittal

n. a judgment of not guilty

discharge, clear, acquit, assoil, exonerate, exculpate

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

declarative

adj. relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration

interrogative sentence

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