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 |
stress test | a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress |
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 |
stress mark | a mark indicating the stress on a syllable |
stress emphasis accent | the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch), he put the stress on the wrong syllable |
word stress word accent | the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word |
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 |
stress | (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body, the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area |
stress incontinence | urinary incontinence that occurs when involuntary pressure is put on the bladder by coughing or laughing or sneezing or lifting or straining |
fatigue fracture stress fracture | fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury |
tension tenseness stress | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense, he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension, stress is a vasoconstrictor |
posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD | an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images |
stress strain | difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension, she endured the stresses and strains of life, he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger- R.J.Samuelson |
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 |
sentence condemn doom | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law, He was condemned to ten years in prison |
stress accent accentuate | put stress on, utter with an accent, In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word |
stress emphasize emphasise punctuate accent accentuate | to stress, single out as important, Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet |
try strain stress | test the limits of, You are trying my patience! |