conviction
judgment of conviction
condemnation sentence | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed, the conviction came as no surprise |
| focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system, in focus, out of focus |
| focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea, the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion |
focus
focusing
focussing
focal point
direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |
syntax sentence structure
phrase structure | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
| sentence | a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language, he always spoke in grammatical sentences |
| simple sentence | a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses |
| complex sentence | a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause |
| loose sentence | a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows |
| periodic sentence | a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause |
| compound sentence | a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses |
declarative sentence
declaratory sentence | a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration |
| run-on sentence | an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction |
| topic sentence | a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph |
| comment commentary | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material, he wrote an extended comment on the proposal |
remark
comment
input | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information, from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account |
| obiter dictum passing comment | an incidental remark |
| sentence stress | the distribution of stresses within a sentence |
question interrogation interrogative
interrogative sentence | a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply, he asked a direct question, he had trouble phrasing his interrogations |
| gossip comment scuttlebutt | a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people, the divorce caused much gossip |
| focus | a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section |
focus
focal point | a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges |
focus
focal point
nidus | a central point or locus of an infection in an organism, the focus of infection |
| stress focus | special emphasis attached to something, the stress was more on accuracy than on speed |
prison term
sentence
time | the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned, he served a prison term of months, his sentence was toyears, he is doing time in the county jail |
life sentence
life | a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives, he got life for killing the guard |
| focus focalize focalise sharpen | put (an image) into focus, Please focus the image, we cannot enjoy the movie |
focus
focalize
focalise | become focussed or come into focus, The light focused |
concentrate
focus
center
centre
pore
rivet | direct one's attention on something, Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies |
concenter
concentre
focalize
focalise
focus | bring into focus or alignment, to converge or cause to converge, of ideas or emotions |
sentence
condemn doom | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law, He was condemned to ten years in prison |
| gloss comment annotate | provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases, He annotated on what his teacher had written |
| comment | explain or interpret something |
comment
notice
remark point out | make or write a comment on, he commented the paper of his colleague |
| focus | cause to converge on or toward a central point, Focus the light on this image |
focus on
center on
revolve around
revolve about
concentrate on
center | center upon, Her entire attention centered on her children, Our day revolved around our work |