No. 2,331 in Spanish
sentenciado
"Sentenciado" means "sentenced" or "condemned."
In a sentence
El juez ha sentenciado al acusado a diez años de prisión.
The judge has sentenced the defendant to ten years in prison.
Here, 'sentenciado' refers to the act of a judge giving a judicial sentence to the defendant, a formal legal action.
Se siente como si estuviera sentenciado a vivir bajo estas reglas estrictas.
He feels as if he is sentenced to live under these strict rules.
In this sentence, 'sentenciado' is used metaphorically to describe the feeling of being confined or obliged under certain circumstances.
El director del proyecto sentenció el cierre del mismo debido a falta de recursos.
The project director decreed its closure due to lack of resources.
Here, 'sentenciado' is used to indicate the decision-making action to finalize or end a project.
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