to serve one's sentence (of imprisonment)

  • 1sentence — sen·tence 1 / sent əns, ənz/ n [Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia, ultimately from sentire to feel, think, express an opinion] 1: a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a… …

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  • 2Sentence (law) — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …

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  • 3sentence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ Try to keep your sentences short. ▪ complete, whole ▪ broken …

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  • 4serve — v. & n. v. 1 tr. do a service for (a person, community, etc.). 2 tr. (also absol.) be a servant to. 3 intr. carry out duties (served on six committees). 4 intr. a (foll. by in) be employed in (an organization, esp. the armed forces, or a place,… …

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  • 5serve — vt served, serv·ing 1: to deliver, publish, or execute (notice or process) as required by law no notice of any such request was ever served on the husband National Law Journal 2: to make legal service upon (the person named in a process): inform… …

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  • 6Life imprisonment — or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, often for most or even all of the criminal s remaining life, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of… …

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  • 7History of life imprisonment — In the history of life imprisonment or life incarceration, where all or most of a person s remaining life is spent imprisoned, its purpose has chiefly been as an alternative to the death penalty or exile. The phrase life without parole is… …

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  • 8Conditional 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 …

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  • 9Life imprisonment in England and Wales — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …

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  • 10Mega-City One — as of before the Apocalypse War. Publication information …

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