Examples of prison time in a Sentence
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Sellers and real estate agents can face up to one year of prison time for violating the law.
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Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Convictions could warrant prison time, though Arizona law also allows probation terms in some circumstances.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
At his sentencing Thursday, Boylan was ordered to surrender on July 11 or shortly thereafter to begin his prison time.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 May 2024
In addition to prison time, Barton ordered Tutt’s license to be suspended for seven years after his release.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
Joanna Smith, 54, of Brooklyn, N.Y., got 60 days of prison time out of a possible maximum sentence of five years for smearing red and black paint on the case surrounding Degas' Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen on Apr. 27, 2023.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
Doctors who perform abortions could face criminal penalties, prison time and loss of their licenses to practice medicine.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
And, while the New York charges carry the possibility of prison time, a conviction would not legally bar him from the Presidency.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
That same day the parents of a school shooter in Michigan were sentenced to at least 10 years of prison time after they were convicted of involuntary manslaughter for failing to prevent their 15-year-old son from killing four of his schoolmates.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Convictions could warrant prison time, though Arizona law also allows probation terms in some circumstances.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
At his sentencing Thursday, Boylan was ordered to surrender on July 11 or shortly thereafter to begin his prison time.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 May 2024
In addition to prison time, Barton ordered Tutt’s license to be suspended for seven years after his release.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
Joanna Smith, 54, of Brooklyn, N.Y., got 60 days of prison time out of a possible maximum sentence of five years for smearing red and black paint on the case surrounding Degas' Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen on Apr. 27, 2023.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
Doctors who perform abortions could face criminal penalties, prison time and loss of their licenses to practice medicine.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
And, while the New York charges carry the possibility of prison time, a conviction would not legally bar him from the Presidency.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
That same day the parents of a school shooter in Michigan were sentenced to at least 10 years of prison time after they were convicted of involuntary manslaughter for failing to prevent their 15-year-old son from killing four of his schoolmates.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Prison time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20time. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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