wˌɛn ɐ dʒˈʌdʒ sˈɛntənsᵻz sˈʌmwʌn tə dʒˈeɪl tˈaɪm, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ðɪ ˈækʃən ɪz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd wɛn hiː ɔːɹ ʃiː sˈɛz, "aɪ hˈɪɹbaɪ sˈɛntəns juː tə fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ɪn pɹˈɪzən," ɔːɹ ðə lˈaɪk.
When a judge sentences someone to jail time, for example, the action is completed when he or she says, "I hereby sentence you to five years in prison," or the like.