n. Function: verb
to decree the fate or punishment of one adjudged guilty, unworthy, or unfit FF1C; was sentenced to exile FF1E;
Synonyms: condemn, damn, doom, proscribe
Related Words: adjudge, adjudicate, judge; ordain, rule; blame, denounce; penalize, punish; devote
Idioms: pass sentence on
Contrasted Words: absolve, acquit, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate; discharge, free, liberate, release