Phrase guide

prison sentence

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Confinement in prison as punishment for a crime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jail sentence

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: gevangenisstraf — confinement in prison
  • Dutch: celstraf — confinement in prison
  • Finnish: vankeusrangaistus — confinement in prison
  • Finnish: vankilatuomio — confinement in prison
  • French: peine de prison — confinement in prison
  • German: Haftstrafe — confinement in prison
  • German: Freiheitsstrafe — confinement in prison
  • German: Gefängnisstrafe — confinement in prison
  • Italian: pena detentiva — confinement in prison
  • Northern Kurdish: cezayê zindanê — confinement in prison
  • Polish: wyrok więzienia — confinement in prison
  • Polish: kara więzienia — confinement in prison
  • Polish: więzienie — confinement in prison
  • Welsh: carchariad — confinement in prison
  • Welsh: penyd — confinement in prison