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• اسم يدل على وحدة لغوية تتكون من كلمة أو أكثر وتعبّر عن فكرة تامة، وتشتمل عادة على مسند ومسند إليه. كما يُستخدم للإشارة إلى الحكم القضائي أو العقوبة الصادرة عن محكمة.

A noun referring to a grammatical unit consisting of one or more words that expresses a complete thought, typically containing a subject and a predicate.

1. Grammatical unitA1formal

   A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and verb, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command.

   جملة

   • Please write a complete sentence using the word 'happy'.
   • The teacher asked him to identify the subject of the sentence.
   • A sentence usually begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.

   المرادفاتutterance

2. Punishment in lawB1formal

   The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or the term of imprisonment.

   الحُكْم

   • The judge handed down a ten-year prison sentence.
   • He is serving a life sentence for his crimes.
   • The court reduced her sentence due to good behavior.

   المرادفاتcondemnationjudgmentpenaltypunishmentsanctionterm

• فعل يعني إصدار حكم قضائي رسمي بعقوبة على المحكوم عليه، أو إلزامه بأمر قضائي. ويُستعمل مجازاً بمعنى إجبار شخص على تحمّل شيء ثقيل أو حتمي.

To officially impose a judicial punishment on a person convicted of a crime; to condemn someone to endure something unpleasant.

1. Imposing a legal penaltyB2formallegal

   To officially declare the punishment decided for someone convicted of a crime.

   الحكم بعقوبة

   • The judge condemned the thief to five years in prison.
   • He was given a life term for the murder.
   • The court imposed a fine of ten thousand dollars.
   • They will soon decide the punishment for the fraudster.
   • The magistrate gave the youth a weekend detention.

   المرادفاتadjudgecondemndoom

2. Forcing an unpleasant situation (figurative)C1informal

   To condemn someone to endure something difficult or undesirable for a long time.

   يُحكم على

   • The accident seemed to condemn him to a lifetime of pain.
   • She was punished with endless paperwork after the promotion.
   • Many workers are forced into early retirement by illness.
   • That mistake condemned the team to last place in the league.
   • He was doomed to repeat the same boring routines every day.

   المرادفاتcondemnconsigndamndoom