jail

Example Sentences

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Convicted of "propaganda against the system", he was sentenced to six years in jail but served only two months behind bars before being released on bail.

From Barron's

Siddiq, who is based in London and has rejected the charges, is unlikely to serve the jail term.

From BBC

He testified that he had fled his native Cuba in 2024 after protesting against the government, for which he was jailed, surveilled and persecuted.

From Los Angeles Times

Bdap was granted refugee status by the United Nations but he had been detained in a Bangkok prison since December when he was jailed for staying in the country without proper travel documents.

From Barron's

The protests on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue have dwindled in their size since the government increased fines and jail terms, but not in their frequency.

From BBC