v. 判决；审判；宣判（sentence 的过去式，过去分词）
be sentenced to death判处死刑
1.He was sentenced to three years inside.
他被判三年监禁。
2.He was sentenced to death.
他被判处死刑。
3.He was sentenced to two years' youth custody.
他被判处在少年犯拘留所拘禁两年。
4.Most cases go no further than the trial court: for example, the criminal defendant is convicted (by a trial or a guilty plea) and sentenced by the court and the case ends.
大多数案件只在初审阶段进行：例如，刑事被告被定罪（通过审判或认罪）并由法庭判决，案件就结束了。
5.Recently a number of policemen were sentenced to death for their complicity in the murder.
近来很多警察因参与这起谋杀而被判死刑。
6.Some of the regicides were sentenced to death.
一些弑君者被判了死刑。
7.He was sentenced to death by electrocution.
他被判电刑处死。