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prison sentence

prison sentence noun: confinement in prison as punishment for a crime.

Noun

prison sentence (plural prison sentences)

  1. Confinement in prison as punishment for a crime.
    Synonyms:
    jail sentence

Synonyms of prison sentence

Forms of prison sentence

pluralprison sentences

Questions about prison sentence

What does prison sentence mean?
Prison sentence means confinement in prison as punishment for a crime.
What part of speech is prison sentence?
Prison sentence is a noun.
What is the plural of prison sentence?
The plural of prison sentence is prison sentences.

Words near prison sentence in the dictionary

  1. prison psychosis
  2. prison purse
  3. prison purses
  4. prison ring
  5. prison rings
  6. prison sentence
  7. prison sentences
  8. prison state
  9. prison states
  10. prison wall
  11. prison wallet

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