prison term

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prison term - the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"

sentence, time

term - a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

hard time - a term served in a maximum security prison

life sentence, life - a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard"

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