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был приговорён к

was sentenced to

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was sentenced to Used for a male person; the thing someone is sentenced to follows к in the dative case.
RU: Он был приговорён к пяти годам тюрьмы.
EN: He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Был приговорён к смертной казни.

He was sentenced to death.

— Бункер (2004)