as in ruling
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
he received a light sentence because it was his first offense and he was an otherwise upstanding citizen
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as in to condemn
to impose a judicial punishment on
the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Penny, 26, a former Marine, now faces a single charge of criminally negligent homicide in Neely’s death, which carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison, significantly less than a potential maximum sentence of 15 years tied to the more serious charge.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The former Army intelligence analyst was sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013 for her role in leaking a cache of classified government material to WikiLeaks.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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For instance, the program is better at decrypting codes when the answer is a grammatically complete sentence instead of a random jumble of words—the former is likely better reflected in its training data.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Penny, 26, a former Marine, now faces a single charge of criminally negligent homicide in Neely’s death, which carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison, significantly less than a potential maximum sentence of 15 years tied to the more serious charge.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Beecher, 51, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $5,306 in restitution for kidnapping a housekeeper from Michael Bloomberg's Colorado ranch in February 2022, according to court records.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The former Army intelligence analyst was sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013 for her role in leaking a cache of classified government material to WikiLeaks.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.HALELUYA HADERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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In a ruling in October, Judge Tanya Walton Pratt allowed Kennard and Bowling to proceed to trial and pursue punitive damages.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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The official added that the document condemned the healthcare industry for prioritizing profits over care.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have condemned Israel’s incursion, accusing it of exploiting the disarray in Syria and violating international law. Turkey, which has been a main backer of the Syrian opposition to Assad, also condemned Israel’s advance.Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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The civil verdict, announced in an Orange County courtroom after roughly an hour of deliberation, was against the Austrian company that manufactured the ride, Funtime Handels GMBH.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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All of which, with this week’s verdict, may see Blumhouse and Netflix pondering a follow-up film to Our Father, or not.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Although this got him over with fans, he was seemingly punished by WWE management with bad booking until he was eventually released in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Biden was punished for abandoning border security, resulting in a crisis that forced him to ignore his left flank and put some immigration restrictions back in place.Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Those issues have sparked concern among senators who would need to confirm Hegseth to the Pentagon post, and reports swirled Thursday that the nomination was doomed and Trump was considering withdrawing it.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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But a poor start to the season is what doomed them in the end.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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