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deuce less

deuce less noun: a sentence of two years less a day (entitling the offender to serve the sentence in a provincial institution, rather than a federal penitentiary as for sentences of two years or more).

Noun

deuce less

  1. (Canada, slang) A sentence of two years less a day (entitling the offender to serve the sentence in a provincial institution, rather than a federal penitentiary as for sentences of two years or more).

Origin of deuce less

From deuce, "two year sentence," with less as a shortening of the phrase "two years less a day."

Questions about deuce less

What does deuce less mean?
Deuce less means a sentence of two years less a day (entitling the offender to serve the sentence in a provincial institution, rather than a federal penitentiary as for sentences of two years or more).
What part of speech is deuce less?
Deuce less is a noun.

Words near deuce less in the dictionary

  1. deuce
  2. deuce coupe
  3. deuce coupes
  4. deuce court
  5. deuce courts
  6. deuce less
  7. deuce-to-seven lowball
  8. deuceaville
  9. deuced
  10. deucedly
  11. deuces

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