プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
いいわたす【言い渡す】
1 〔宣告する〕sentence; pronounce
- 判決を言い渡す
give [pass] judgment／pronounce a sentence upon a person - 3年の刑が言い渡された
He was 「sentenced to [given a sentence of] three years in prison.
2 〔命じる〕order, command ((a person to do))
- 警察は彼らに立ち退きを言い渡した
The police ordered them to vacate the place.
3 〔通告する〕announce; notify
- 会社は労働組合に閉坑を言い渡した
The company announced the closing of the mine to the labor union. - 余命1年と医者に言い渡された
I was told by the doctor that I had only a year to live.