sentence n. 1. 【法律】宣判;判决。 2.判刑。 3.【语法】句(子)。 4.【逻辑学】命题。 5.【音乐】乐句。 6.【生物化学】句〔构成基因的核苷酸三联密码或密码子的序列〕。 7.〔古语〕名言;格言。 a sentence of death 死刑。 a dark sentence 难懂的文句。 pass sentence upon [on] sb. 对某人判刑。 serve a sentence 服刑。 under sentence of 被判决;受…宣判。 vt. 宣判;判决;处刑。 be sentenced to death 被判处死刑。 be sentenced for theft 因盗窃罪被判刑。
The defendant decided to cop a plea in order to get a lighter sentence 被告人决定认罪以求从轻处理。
The compassionate judge give the young offender a light sentence 慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。
The man posed as a terrorist in exchange for a lighter sentence 这名男子乔装称恐怖分子以求获得减刑。
Being a first time offender, the man received a light sentence in the end 由于是初犯,那名男子最后还是被从轻判罚。)
The bank teller made good the shortage and was given a light sentence 该银行出纳员将短少的公款赔出来,并受到从轻的处分。
Considering xie's positive attitude in admitting his crime after he was arrested, and that almost all the money he robbed was returned, the court allowed him a lighter sentence 考虑其被捕后认罪态度较好,并上缴了几乎全部赃款,法院对其进行了减刑
A man serving a seven-year jail term for drug trafficking was sentenced to another 56 months imprisonment in an icac case for orchestrating a " staged " drug transaction to mitigate for a lighter sentence in his previous drug trial 一名触犯贩毒罪名而正在狱中服刑刑期为七年的男子,刻意安排虚假的毒品交易,并通知警方采取行动,以求获取法庭减刑,被廉政公署控以妨碍司法公正罪名,再被判入狱五十六个月。
Studies show attractive students get more attention and higher evaluations from their teachers, good-looking patients get more personalized care from their doctors, and handsome criminals receive lighter sentences than less attractive convicts 有研究表明有魅力的学生能得到老师们更多的注意以及更高的评价;长得好看的病人能得到医生更人性化的照顾;就连漂亮的囚犯都可以得到比相貌不如自己的人更轻的刑罚。