The criminal was adjudged to prison for eight years.是什么意思？

The criminal was adjudged to prison for eight years.

该犯被判刑八年。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

criminal

n. 罪犯，犯人；adj. 刑事的，犯罪的，可耻的；

例句
Their sleep is regularly disturbed by the sound of gunfire as criminal gangs settle their nightly accounts.
他们经常被黑帮每晚火拼的枪声所吵醒。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

adjudged

v. 判决( adjudge的过去式和过去分词 )，<古>判处，<罕>想，<律>（常指在有争议时）把…判给；

例句
He was adjudged to be guilty...
他被判有罪。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

prison

n. 监狱，牢笼，监禁，入狱；

例句
The prison authorities have been criticised for not moving more quickly to end the protest by inmates.
监狱当局因没有尽快采取行动制止犯人抗议而受到批评。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

eight

num. 八，八个，第八；n. 八，八人（或物）一组，八人划船队；adj. 八个的；

例句
One in eight women lives in an abusive relationship.
每八位女性中就有一位遭受伴侣的虐待。

years

n. 年( year的名词复数 )，年纪，一年的期间，某年级的学生；

例句
His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him...
他的妻子作为他的从犯被判入狱7年。