Collocation Crime Unit 35

Serve a Sentence

Meaning: To spend time in prison as punishment.

Ω…ΨΉΩ†ΫŒ: Ψ―ΩˆΨ±Ψ§Ω† Ω…Ψ­Ϊ©ΩˆΩ…ΫŒΨͺ Ψ±Ψ§ Ϊ―Ψ°Ψ±Ψ§Ω†Ψ―Ω†

Synonyms: spend time in prisoncomplete a prison termserve prison time

Antonyms: be released

Examples

β€œHe "served a five-year sentence".”

β€œShe is "serving a prison sentence".”

β€œThe judge ordered him to "serve two years".”

β€œAfter "serving his sentence", he struggled to rebuild his life.”

β€œMany prisoners receive vocational training while "serving their sentences".”

β€œHe "served a lengthy sentence" before being released on parole.”

Source: English Collocations in use Intermediate

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