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School is a twelve-year jail sentence where bad habits are the only curriculum truly learned. I teach school and win awards doing it. I should know.
John Taylor Gatto

Meaning of "jail sentence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JAIL SENTENCE

jail sentence  [dʒeɪl ˈsentəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JAIL SENTENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jail sentence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JAIL SENTENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sentence (law)

A sentence is a decree of punishment. In law, a sentence forms the final explicit act of a judge-ruled process, and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function. The sentence can generally involve a decree of imprisonment, a fine and/or other punishments against a defendant convicted of a crime. Those imprisoned for multiple crimes will serve a consecutive sentence, a concurrent sentence, or somewhere in between, sometimes subject to a cap. Additional sentences include: Intermediate or those served on the weekend, Determinate or a specific set amount of time or Indeterminate which are those that have a minimum and maximum time. If a sentence gets reduced to a less harsh punishment, then the sentence is said to have been "mitigated" or "commuted". Rarely murder charges are "mitigated" and reduced to manslaughter charges. However, in certain legal systems, a defendant may be punished beyond the terms of the sentence, e.g. social stigma, loss of governmental benefits, or, collectively, the collateral consequences of criminal charges.

Definition of jail sentence in the English dictionary

The definition of jail sentence in the dictionary is a term of imprisonment imposed by a courtto serve a jail sentence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JAIL SENTENCE


acceptance
əkˈsɛptəns
acquaintance
əˈkweɪntəns
assistance
əˈsɪstəns
distance
ˈdɪstəns
existence
ɪɡˈzɪstəns
importance
ɪmˈpɔːtəns
instance
ˈɪnstəns
mid-sentence
ˌmɪdˈsentəns
nonsentence
ˌnɒnˈsentəns
preacquaintance
ˌpriːəˈkweɪntəns
presentence
priːˈsentəns
reacquaintance
ˌriːəˈkweɪntəns
repentance
rɪˈpɛntəns
resentence
riːˈsentəns
resistance
rɪˈzɪstəns
sentence
ˈsɛntəns
subsentence
ˈsʌbˌsɛntəns
substance
ˈsʌbstəns
unacquaintance
ˌʌnəˈkweɪntəns
unrepentance
ˌʌnrɪˈpɛntəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JAIL SENTENCE

jai
jai alai
Jai Hind
jail
jail cell
jail delivery
jail fever
jail term
jail-like
jailable
jailbait
jailbird
jailbreak
jailbreaker
jailer
jaileress
jailhouse
jailless
jailor
jailoress

WORDS THAT END LIKE JAIL SENTENCE

at your convenience
coexistence
complex sentence
custodial sentence
death sentence
impotence
inadvertence
incompetence
inexistence
insistence
life sentence
omnipotence
persistence
potence
pretence
prison sentence
simple sentence
struggle for existence
subsistence
suspended sentence
topic sentence

Synonyms and antonyms of jail sentence in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jail sentence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JAIL SENTENCE

Find out the translation of jail sentence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jail sentence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jail sentence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

监禁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sentencia de cárcel
570 millions of speakers

English

jail sentence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जेल की सजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عقوبة السجن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тюремное заключение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pena de prisão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কারাবাসের নির্দেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peine de prison
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hukuman penjara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gefängnisstrafe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

実刑判決
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

투옥 선고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jail sentence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

án tù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறை தண்டனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुरूंगवासाची शिक्षा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hapis cezası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carcere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

więzienie zdanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тюремне ув´язнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

închisoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποινή φυλάκισης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tronkstraf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fängelsestraff
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fengsel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jail sentence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JAIL SENTENCE»

The term «jail sentence» is regularly used and occupies the 76.906 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JAIL SENTENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jail sentence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jail sentence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jail sentence

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2 QUOTES WITH «JAIL SENTENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jail sentence.
1
Charles Bukowski
If you want to know who your friends are, get yourself a jail sentence.
2
John Taylor Gatto
School is a twelve-year jail sentence where bad habits are the only curriculum truly learned. I teach school and win awards doing it. I should know.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JAIL SENTENCE»

Discover the use of jail sentence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jail sentence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Annual Reports of the Officers of the City of Joliet, ...
George Warren, forgery (3 counts), jail sentence. Nick Reihm, rape (5 counts), penitentiary. Elmer Waters, arson, jail sentence. Guiseppi Lambarlla, assault to kill, not apprehended. Frank Stefanich, larceny, jail sentence. Wm. A. Kinney, con  ...
Joliet (Ill.), 1915
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Report
Sentence, fine an(l costs; in default, 4 months in jail. Sentence, fine and costs; in default, 4 months in jail .. . . . . . . Sentence, fine and costs, and 00 (lays in jail; in default of fine, 00 (lays additional. Sentence, fine and costs; in (lefault, 3 months in ...
Maine. Dept. of Attorney General, 1893
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Railway Age Gazette
Number Arrested. Cause. Disposition. 104 Train riding 37 jail sentence. 41 fined. 17 sentence suspended. 5 discharged. 2 sent to juvenile home. ,, „ , , , . . 2 sent to detention home. 27 Unlawful intrusion 22 sentence suspended. 1 jail sentence.
‎1912
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Railway Age and Railway Review
LAKE SHORE 8r MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. Number Arrested. Cause. Disposition. 104 Train riding jail sentence. 41 fined. 17 sentence suspended. 5 discharged. .2 sent to juvenile home. 2 sent to detention home. 27 Unlawful intrusion ...
‎1912
5
Annual report (California. Board of Medical Examiners). 1914-31
8, 1928 March 21. 1928 April 14. 1928 Disposition Case dismissed after preliminary hearing, October 9, 1928. May 3, 1928, withdrew plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty. Sentenced to serve GO days in county jail. Sentence suspended for 6 ...
‎1914
6
Journal and Bills
county write letters in Martin's behalf. It is stated that he is a peaceable, law abiding citizen and has never been indicted in the courts and is carrying on his business strictly under the provisions of the law." I have commuted this jail sentence on ...
West Virginia. Legislature. Senate, 1909
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In England & Wales 1981-86
For example, for burglary in 1994, the average prison sentence length was 69 months in State courts (51 ,998 offenders) and 60 months in Federal courts (116 offenders). The average jail sentence length was 7 months in State courts ( 21,584 ...
Patrick A. Langan, 1999
8
Annual Report
Guilty; $1(!0 and 100 days: fine paid; jail sentence suspended two years. Guilty; $250 or 180 days; fine paid. Guilty; $250 or 180 days; fine paid. Guilty; $100 and 100 days; fine paid; jail, sentence suspended two years. Guilty; $100 fine paid.
California. Board of Medical Examiners, 1920
9
The Pacific Reporter
that they do not contemplate a Jail sentence and a fine, and for failure to pay the same that It shall be served out in Jail. The sections alluded to read: "A judgment that the defendant pay a fine may also direct that he be imprisoned until the fine ...
‎1921
10
Fight Your Ticket & Win in California
Some misdemeanors, like reckless driving, provide for a mandatory jail sentence of “not less than” a certain number of days. However, the judge usually has the discretion to grant you probation and suspend all or part of the jail sentence.
David W. Brown, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JAIL SENTENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jail sentence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sidney Police Chief given jail sentence - starherald.com: Local News
A judge sentenced the Sidney police chief to 30 days jail on a charge that he obstructed an investigation of a city employee. The Nebraska ... «Scottsbluff Star Herald, Jul 15»
2
Soft jail sentence for a criminal who stole a dead grandmother's …
Fury at soft jail sentence for 'scumbag' who stole suicide leap gran's handbag. A GRIEVING family criticised the soft sentence given to a ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Jail sentence for man who defrauded computer companies …
A Pennsylvania businessman who used phony documents and straw buyers to fraudulently secure millions of dollars in discounted computer ... «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»
4
Violent Devon rapist told he will receive a long jail sentence | Exeter …
A violent rapist has been told he will receive a long jail sentence after he admitted attacking a woman as he walked her home in a seaside ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
5
Jail term for man who exposed himself in Wascana Centre
A 61-year-old man was handed a jail sentence on Friday for exposing himself to the public in Wascana Centre last month. Photograph by: ... «Regina Leader-Post, Jul 15»
6
'truly evil' sex attacks given 11-year jail sentence - Northampton …
A 21-year-old man who carried out two “truly evil” violent sexual assaults on women in Northampton has been given an 11-year jail sentence. «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Jul 15»
7
Major drug dealer gets big jail sentence | thebaynet.com …
Major drug dealer gets big jail sentence. St Mary's County; 07/17/2015; By Dick Myers. 0. Reginald D. Thomas. Leonardtown, MD -- A Great Mills man who has ... «Bay Net, Jul 15»
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Nine Month Jail Sentence For Heroin Offence - Bernews.com …
Appearing in Magistrates Court yesterday [July 16], 33-year-old Michael James Doucet was sentenced to nine months in prison, to be followed ... «Bernews, Jul 15»
9
Teacher gets one year in jail for assaulting pupil - Times LIVE
A teacher will serve a one-year jail sentence after a Alexandra Magistrates Court magistrate sentenced her to six years behind bars, with five ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
10
Jail sentence for abusive teacher
The teacher from Gordon Primary School in Alexandra disregarded the law that prohibits corporal punishment and hit the child with a cane after ... «DestinyMan, Jul 15»

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