reduced sentence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdepletedandsentence
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depleted
adjective
uk/dɪˈpliː.tɪd/us/dɪˈpliː.t̬ɪd/
reduced:
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sentence
noun[C]
uk/ˈsen.təns/us/ˈsen.təns/
a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter ...
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(Definition ofdepletedandsentencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Has it increased and resulted in areducedsentencefor some individuals?
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It is not double jeopardy for a defence to make a plea in mitigation and hope for areducedsentence.
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Usually, the lesser offence will be accepted in those circumstances, so it results in areducedsentence.
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The man may not avail himself of that right, but may accept thereducedsentenceof fifty-six days' detention.
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If the guilty is repentant, they generally receive areducedsentenceof 99 lashes.
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He received areducedsentencein light of his cooperation with authorities.
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Ironically, he later claimed that the long delays were grounds for areducedsentence.
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Lamborgine also rejected an offer of areducedsentencein exchange for a polygraph on the case.
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If the person is repentant, the judge can give areducedsentenceof 99 lashes.
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For many defendants, it is in their best interest to testify against co-defendants in exchange for areducedsentence.
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Freeman received areducedsentencebecause of his previously clean record.
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He agreed to cooperate with the government in exchange for areducedsentenceof two years.
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Many members are criminals, who are promised areducedsentenceif they survive their missions.
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If the sodomites are repentant, they generally receive areducedsentenceof 99 lashes.
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He agreed to cooperate in order to receive areducedsentence.
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He eventually succeeded in winning a retrial and negotiating areducedsentence.
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A sheriff spokesman cited overcrowding and the nonviolent nature of the crime as reasons for thereducedsentence.
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Sonia was sentenced to ten years after her boyfriend, in exchange for areducedsentence, claimed she was the leader of his drug-dealing ring.
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He paid a $105m (53m) fine in return for areducedsentence.
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Sachs is still in jail and is accepting a guilty plea in return for areducedsentenceof 5 years in prison.
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