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noun
A reduction of a prisoner’s sentence due to exemplary behavior or participation in a rehabilitation program during incarceration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To cause a delay by a circuitous mode of procedure in order to obtain more time than is available.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
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verb
To make up time lost; of a clock or watch, to run fast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: lose time
History
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