jail term

collocation in English

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jail
noun[C or U]
uk
/dʒeɪl/us
/dʒeɪl/
a place where criminals are kept to punish them for their crimes, or where people accused of crimes are kept while waiting for ...
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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofjailandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On appeal, thejailtermwas reduced to two years, and he was barred from politics for ten years.
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He was arrested and sentenced to a three-yearjailtermwhich was later partially suspended.
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Court proceedingsjailtermand lots and lots of money spent during the court case.
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It's about a man chosen to write an 80,000-word novel or face ajailterm.
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Any person convicted of the aforementioned crime could face a maximumjailtermof seven years.
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Tornillo was fined $30,000 and given two-yearjailterm(which, after appeal, he was not forced to serve).
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Ten separatists were convicted and sentenced to a combined 314-yearjailterm, two were acquitted.
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He received probation and a briefjailtermfor this offense.
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Facing ajailtermfor his scandalous poetry, he spoke of the tree as a symbol of both aloofness and his own fate.
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Tornillo was fined $30,000 and given a two-yearjailterm(which, after appeal, he was not forced to serve).
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Hoch was released at the end of hisjailterm, chalking up another 15 wives before his ultimate arrest in 1905.
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He introduced a private members bill which proposed to raise the maximumjailtermfor parents whose children commit crimes while under their supervision.
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An 86-year old female pensioner narrowly escaped ajailtermfor dangerous and irresponsible driving for the crash.
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The article provides for ajailtermof two to four years.
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Garrison was unable to pay the fine and was sentenced to ajailtermof six months.
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Saddled with a $2 million debt, he is not only declared a bankrupt but has to serve ajailterm.
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He was given a 12-weekjailterm, suspended for 12 months.
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He was also sentenced to a 90-dayjailtermand placed on probation for three years.
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This ended up with arrest andjailtermfor the writer.
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