| NOUN | time | prison term, sentence, time | the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned |
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| Meaning | The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned. | |
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| Example | "he served a prison term of 15 months" | |
| Synonyms | sentence, time | |
| Narrower | hard time | A term served in a maximum security prison |
| life sentence, life | A prison term lasting / lasting as long as the prisoner lives | |
| Broader | term | A limited period of time |
| Spanish | condena, tiempo | |
| Catalan | condemna | |
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