Prison Term (Noun)
Meaning
The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- He served a prison term of 15 months for the minor offense he committed.
- Her prison term was extended by three years due to bad behavior while incarcerated.
- The judge imposed a stiff prison term of 10 years without parole for the convicted felon.
- He was given a relatively short prison term considering the severity of the crime he committed.
- The convicted politician will likely have to serve the entire prison term in a federal facility.