big house

slang

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big house
Noun
  • Repeat offenders could face 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, or sometimes both.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • In the years since, John has been arrested several times and served jail time for violence against two different women, per The New York Times.
    Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The Torchlight Tour at Fremantle Prison takes visitors into the cells, tunnels, and courtyards of the prison, all by handheld light, with guides recounting the stories of those imprisoned in the 19th-century penitentiary.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
  • But their attempts to address more fundamental corruption backfire; many interpret their pragmatic cooperation with the government as carrying water for Juan Orlando Hernández, a strongman president later exposed as a drug trafficker who is now serving a 45-year sentence in a U.S. penitentiary.
    Katherine Corcoran, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Under the terms of the agreement, Judge Julie Lugo, who presides in the 372nd District Court, sentenced Wolfe to 40 years in prison.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
  • Joseph Suarez is expected to receive 28 years in prison and won’t be eligible for parole for 14 years.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
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“Big house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20house. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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