sentença

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sẽˈtẽ.sɐ/

• Hyphenation: sen‧ten‧ça

Noun

sentença f (plural sentenças)

1. (law) sentence (decision of a jury)

   Synonyms: decisão, deliberação, julgamento, veredito

2. quote; proverb; maxim (a wise or classic saying)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:provérbio

3. (archaic, grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)

   Synonym: oração

Related terms

• sentenciação
• sentenciado
• sentenciador
• sentencial
• sentenciamento
• sentenciar
• sentenciosamente
• sentencioso