A prescribed or allotted period. A term of imprisonment.
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释义 | society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > sentence or term of (46) time1790 A prescribed or allotted period. A term of imprisonment. lagging1819 A sentence or term of imprisonment or penal servitude. Also attributive (see quot. 1819). stretch1821 slang. A term of hard labour; twelve months as a term of imprisonment. Also loosely, a prison sentence (frequently with preceding numeral… model1845 colloquial. Chiefly Australian. Short for model prison n. at compounds 2. Also: time served in a model prison; esp. in to do model. birdlime1857 British slang. Time; esp. a prison sentence; a term of imprisonment; = time, n. 8b. penal1864 British colloquial. Penal servitude; a prison sentence. Now rare. prison sentence1867 a judicial sentence committing an offender to prison; a period of time served in prison under such a sentence. rap1870 U.S. Criminals' slang. A prison sentence. bit1871 A prison sentence. slang. spot1895 slang (originally and chiefly U.S. Criminals' slang). A term of imprisonment of the specified number of years. Now rare. hard time1896 time spent in prison, esp. as part of a long sentence served for a serious crime (cf. time, n. 8b); frequently in to do (also serve) hard time. sleep1911 figurative. A prison term, usually comparatively short. slang (originally U.S.). jolt1912 A prison sentence. slang (originally U.S.). bird1924 British slang. A prison sentence, time spent in prison; (also) prison. Now frequently in to do bird: to spend time in prison for an offence, to do… fall1926 Criminals' slang. A period of imprisonment; (also) a conviction leading to imprisonment. beef1928 U.S. slang. A criminal charge or conviction; (also) a prison sentence. trick1933 U.S. slang. A term of service on a ship. Also, a term in prison. porridge1950 British slang. Time spent in prison; a prison sentence. custodial sentence1951 a judicial sentence requiring an offender to be imprisoned, as opposed to a fine, a community service order, etc. Subcategories:— life (3) — indeterminate (1) — thirty days (1) — specific term of (month(s)) (8) — specific term of (year(s)) (10) — a fifth term of (1) — a sixth term of (1) — short (1) — remission of part of sentence (1) |
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