seven-year prison sentence

collocation in English

meaningsofprisonandsentence

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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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(Definition ofprisonandsentencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There need only be suspicion, and in my judgment that is not good enough, when there are such heavy fines or aseven-yearprisonsentence.
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One was for conspiracy to obstruct the course of justice and attracted aseven-yearprisonsentence.
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Under subsection (3), if a statement or a forecast turns out to be false, the accused has to prove his honesty to get out of aseven-yearprisonsentence.
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The law originally aimed at preventing the export of snakeskins, introducing aseven-yearprisonterm for owning or selling of the creatures.
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He served five years of hisseven-yearprisonsentence.
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He served aseven-yearprisonsentence for the robbery.
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He was convicted of the attack and sentenced to aseven-yearprisonsentence.
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Ibrahim, arrested in 1959, received aseven-yearprisonsentence from a military tribunal.
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Monty is about to begin serving aseven-yearprisonsentence for dealing drugs.
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He received aseven-yearprisonsentence.
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Dempsey served aseven-yearprisonterm.
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