This is the 2331st most frequent Spanish word.
sentenciado
"Sentenciado" means "sentenced" or "condemned."
Here, 'sentenciado' refers to the act of a judge giving a judicial sentence to the defendant, a formal legal action.
El juez ha sentenciado al acusado a diez años de prisión.
The judge has sentenced the defendant to ten years in prison.
In this sentence, 'sentenciado' is used metaphorically to describe the feeling of being confined or obliged under certain circumstances.
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.
Here, 'sentenciado' is used to indicate the decision-making action to finalize or end a project.