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词汇 example_english_prison-sentence
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prison sentence

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meanings of prisonand sentence


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prison
noun
uk /ˈprɪz.ən/ us /ˈprɪz.ən/
a building where criminals are forced to live as ...
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sentence
noun[C]
uk /ˈsen.təns/ us /ˈsen.təns/
a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter ...
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Examples of prison sentence


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It was almost like serving a prisonsentence.
A 20-year mandatory prisonsentence is attached to a conviction.
He is released after a two-year prisonsentence, a widowed, penniless old man.
Should it be a prisonsentence, should it be a served prisonsentence or a suspended one?
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No doubt this gives a judge a much better idea of what a prisonsentence really entails.
Using the prisonsentence possible for the crime charged as a limit on the commitment term makes little sense.
The problem is again complicated by lack of any general agreement of what a prisonsentence is intended to do.
What does a prisonsentence accomplish?
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It has to be a prisonsentence.
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This is not a prisonsentence.
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That could involve a prisonsentence.
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The next stage is a prisonsentence.
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It was always in addition to an existing prisonsentence.
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A prisonsentence in these cases cannot do any good.
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For that he was given a suspended prisonsentence.
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All had already served, in effect, a prisonsentence.
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The amendment would delete the reference to a prisonsentence.
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At worst, he faces a long prisonsentence.
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They are liable to a prisonsentence of three years.
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Perhaps the prisonsentence was for three years.
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But what happened when the original prisonsentence was passed?
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It is far worse than a suspended prisonsentence.
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Despite the prisonsentence the fine will still stand.
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We do not seek to shorten the prisonsentence.
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Yet in effect they have already served a prisonsentence.
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