sentence 3
noundomain: time
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
Examples
- 1.his sentence was 5 to 10 years
- 2.he served a prison term of 15 months
- 3.he is doing time in the county jail
Hypernym
term 2
noun
a limited period of time
EnglishDerivationally related form
sentence 1
verb
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
Hyponym
hard time 2
noun
a term served in a maximum security prison
life sentence 1
noun
a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
