to serve a sentence
31sentence — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin sententia feeling, opinion, from *sentent , *sentens, irregular present participle of sentire to feel more at sense Date: 14th century 1. obsolete opinion; especially a conclusion… …
32serve time — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stand committed, serve out a jail sentence, be incarcerated, be in jail, pay one s debt to society, go to jail, do a term, be in stir, be in the joint, do time, be sent up …
33suspended sentence — A conviction of a crime followed by a sentence that is given formally, but not actually served. A suspended sentence in criminal law means in effect that defendant is not required at the time sentence is imposed to serve the sentence. Richards v …
34Conditional sentence (Canada) — A conditional sentence is a non custodial punishment for crime in Canada. Contents 1 Description 2 Administration 2.1 Breach of a Conditional Sentence 2.2 …
35suspended sentence — see sentence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. suspended sentence …
36Deferred sentence — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …
37Refusal to serve in the Israeli military — includes both refusal to obey specific orders and refusal to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in any capacity due to pacifistic or antimilitaristic views or disagreement with the policies of the Israeli government as implemented by the… …
38suspended sentence — suspended sentences N COUNT If a criminal is given a suspended sentence, they are given a prison sentence which they have to serve if they commit another crime within a specified period of time. John was given a four month suspended sentence …
39Do a sentence on one's head — (prison) serve out a sentence in good spirits, as though it were nothing …
40do a sentence on one's head — Australian Slang (prison) serve out a sentence in good spirits, as though it were nothing …
