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I wish I could undo what I did at Enron but I can't. I understand that I deserve punishment. Your honor, I accept the prison sentence that you are about to impose and will serve it without bitterness.
Andrew Fastow

Meaning of "prison sentence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRISON SENTENCE

prison sentence  [ˈprɪzən ˈsentəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRISON SENTENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prison 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 PRISON 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 prison sentence in the English dictionary

The definition of prison sentence in the dictionary is confinement in prison as a punishment imposed on a person who has been found guilty of a crime.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRISON 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 PRISON SENTENCE

prison
prison authorities
prison camp
prison farm
prison governor
prison guard
prison inmate
prison officer
prison population
prison riot
prison van
prison visitor
prison warder
prison yard
prisoner
prisoner of conscience
prisoner of war
prisoner´s base
prisonment
prisonous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRISON SENTENCE

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

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prison sentence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRISON SENTENCE

Find out the translation of prison sentence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prison 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 «prison sentence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

监狱服刑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pena de prisión
570 millions of speakers

English

prison sentence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जेल की सजा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

عقوبة السجن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тюремный срок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pena de prisão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কারাগারের বাক্য
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

Haft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

実刑判決
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ukara pakunjaran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

án tù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறைத்தண்டனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कारावासाची शिक्षा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hapis cezası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pena detentiva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kara pozbawienia wolności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тюремний термін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pedeapsă cu închisoarea
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

fengselsstraff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prison sentence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRISON SENTENCE»

The term «prison sentence» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.511 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRISON SENTENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prison sentence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prison 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 prison sentence

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QUOTES WITH «PRISON SENTENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prison sentence.
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Andrew Fastow
I wish I could undo what I did at Enron but I can't. I understand that I deserve punishment. Your honor, I accept the prison sentence that you are about to impose and will serve it without bitterness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRISON SENTENCE»

Discover the use of prison sentence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prison sentence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1995
Time served in prison underestimates the actual time served because data on time spent in jail that was credited to the prison sentence for the current offense were not available for most inmates. All tables present data for time served in prison ...
Kathleen Maguire, 1996
2
The Little Book of Prison: A Beginner's Guide
"If people want to know what prison is like it's for them, if people need to know what happens in prison it's definitely for them." 'By the end of the book, I felt like Frankie Owens was my cell-mate.
Frankie Owens, 2012
3
Alternatives to Prison Sentences: Experiences and Developments
The sanction can be imposed as an alternative to a prison sentence or as a special condition in a conditional sentence. However, a paradoxical condition for its use is that those who have earlier undergone a prison sentence of more than four ...
J. Junger-Tas, 1994
4
Criminal Justice in America
In addition, offenders can have their prison sentence reduced by earning good time for good behavior, at the discretion of the prison administrator. Most states have good-time policies. Days are subtracted from prisoners' minimum or maximum ...
George Cole, Christopher Smith, 2007
5
Insider Dealing and Money Laundering in the EU: Law and ...
prison sentence for insider dealing: minimum 3 months. That said, the maximum sentence is relatively short: only 1 year. The main reason for this is that the main penalty is a financial one. In addition to the prison sentence, a fine of between ...
R. C. H. Alexander, 2007
6
Justice for All?: Jews and Arabs in the Israeli Criminal ...
On the other hand, as shown in table 26(c), number of prior convictions incurring a prison sentence and age of the offender seem to have the greatest impact on the model. It appears that married offenders receive shorter sentences for ...
Arye Rattner, Gideon Fishman, 1998
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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
American Political Prisoners: Prosecutions Under the ...
prison sentence, which he served in San Quentin from October 29, 1923, until his term expired.7 Ivan Barnes, from Portola, received a four-year prison sentence, which he served in San Quentin from October 29, 1923, until his term expired.8 ...
Stephen Martin Kohn, 1994
9
Serious Fraud and Current Issues
A country can request that a UK citizen be extradited to that country to stand trial for fraud and other criminal matters as long as the alleged offence is a crime in both countries and carries a prison sentence of more than one year. It is now well  ...
Sally Ramage, 2005
10
Crime and Deviance in Canada: Historical Perspectives
Of those offenders receiving a prison sentence, males averaged 116 days and women 139 days. Overall, Table 1 reveals few differences between men and women in the likelihood of being sentenced to prison, but some indication of longer ...
Christopher Ray McCormick, Chris McCormick, Len Green, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRISON SENTENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prison sentence is used in the context of the following news items.
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John Oliver Makes Case For Scrubbing Mandatory Prison Sentence
John Oliver made the case for doing away with mandatory minimums that require fixed prison sentences for certain crimes, on his HBO comedy ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
2
10-year prison sentence for mother who burned baby
Kristin Wesley's 14-month-old son has almost always known pain in his short life because his mother severely burned him when he was just 7 ... «Journal and Courier, Jul 15»
3
Judge nixes request to reconsider prison sentence for 'El Denista'
Eliver Kestler, also known as 'El Dentista,' was sentenced by Judge T. Glenn Ellington to six years in prison for operating a mobile dental ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
4
York child molester's 4th offense nets lengthy prison sentence
A York City predator's punishment for his fourth child sex offense could end up being a life sentence, his prosecutor said. William Wesley Krebs ... «York Dispatch, Jul 15»
5
Charges: Milwaukee father took blame, prison sentence for son's …
Sheriff's deputies lead Juan Silva, Sr., into the Milwaukee County Courthouse for his hearing. The Milwaukee man may soon be free after ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»
6
Illegal from Dominican Republic Gets Prison Sentence
Illegal from Dominican Republic Gets Prison Sentence. Jose Rodriguez re-entered the United States after previously being deported, ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
7
Man Wanted for Not Showing Up for Prison Sentence
Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini says Eric Winters, 29, of West Portsmouth, was supposed to show up for his prison sentence earlier this ... «WSAZ-TV, Jul 15»
8
Meth making draws four-year prison sentence
A White County man charged nearly two years ago by Crossville Police with promoting the manufacture of methamphetamine — one of four ... «Crossville Chronicle, Jul 15»
9
Man gets 2-year prison sentence in $5M mortgage fraud scheme …
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A northern New Jersey man involved in a $5 million mortgage fraud scheme has been sentenced to two years in prison. «My9NJ, Jul 15»
10
Ramsbottom man given suspended prison sentence for sexually …
A RAMSBOTTOM man has been handed a suspended prison sentence by Bolton magistrates after sexually touching a woman in her home. «Bury Times, Jul 15»

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