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English noun: prison term

1. prison term (time) the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned


SamplesHe served a prison term of 15 months.
His sentence was 5 to 10 years.
He is doing time in the county jail.


Synonymssentence, time


Broader (hypernym)term


Narrower (hyponym)hard time, life, life sentence









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