sentença

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sentença, from Latin sententia (“opinion; sentence”), from sēntiō (“I feel, I perceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈtẽ.sa/, /sẽ.ˈtẽ.sɐ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈtẽ.sɐ/
Hyphenation: sen‧ten‧ça

Noun

sentença f (plural sentenças)

(law) sentence (decision of a jury)
quote; proverb; maxim (a wise or classic saying)
(obsolete, grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)

Synonyms

(decision of a jury): decisão, deliberação, julgamento, veredito
(proverb): See Thesaurus:provérbio
(grammatically complete series of words): oração

Related terms

sentenciação
sentenciado
sentenciador
sentencial

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