Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned;
- Example: "he served a prison term of 15 months"- Example: "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"- Example: "he is doing time in the county jail"[syn: prison term, sentence, time]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
prison term
n 1: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a
prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10
years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: prison
term, sentence, time]