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prison term

NOUN
time spent in prison
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Alnaji will begin serving his one-year prison term Aug. 7 and will get jail-time credit for two days previously served, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

And it can lead to a 15-year prison term, he added.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Prosecutors had sought a three-year prison term, but the judges handed down a lower sentence while noting the "absence of severe harm to victims", The Korea Herald reported.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

But landing in Eswatini was like turning back the clock to his prison term, Rom said.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

Grandma sprinted toward Myron and me, arms wide open, hugging us as though we were innocent men just released from serving an unjust prison term, which is to say, like a grandmother should.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben



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