prison time

noun

: the time someone spends in prison

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Along with prison time, he was ordered to pay his victims a little over $3 million in restitution and serve three years of supervised release. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 15 Nov. 2025 Despite prosecutors seeking prison time, Rubiales was ordered to pay a fine and was prohibited from being near or communicating with Hermoso for a year. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025 In the end, Ozzie managed to avoid prison time and was found not guilty. Giana Levy, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 An inmate at the Leavenworth County Jail was sentenced to more than five years of additional prison time Wednesday for biting off another inmate’s ear during a basketball game in 2022. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prison time

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“Prison time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20time. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.

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