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1. n. Sense; meaning; significance. Source: opted

2. n. An opinion; a decision; a determination; a judgment, especially one of an unfavorable nature. Source: opted

3. n. A philosophical or theological opinion; a dogma; as, Summary of the Sentences; Book of the Sentences. Source: opted

4. n. In civil and admiralty law, the judgment of a court pronounced in a cause; in criminal and ecclesiastical courts, a judgment passed on a criminal by a court or judge; condemnation pronounced by a judgical tribunal; doom. In common law, the term is exclusively used to denote the judgment in criminal cases. Source: opted

5. n. A short saying, usually containing moral instruction; a maxim; an axiom; a saw. Source: opted

6. n. A combination of words which is complete as expressing a thought, and in writing is marked at the close by a period, or full point. See Proposition, 4. Source: opted

7. v. t. To pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to punishment; to prescribe the punishment of. Source: opted

8. v. t. To decree or announce as a sentence. Source: opted

9. v. t. To utter sententiously. Source: opted

10. n. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language Source: wordnet

11. n. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed Source: wordnet

12. n. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned Source: wordnet

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