English noun: prison term | |||
1. | prison term (time) the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned | ||
Samples | He served a prison term of 15 months. His sentence was 5 to 10 years. He is doing time in the county jail. | ||
Synonyms | sentence, time | ||
Broader (hypernym) | term | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hard time, life, life sentence | ||