Tag

#sentence

21 words tagged “sentence”

upstate
phrase

Away serving time in a state prison.

#prison#criminal#sentence#place
Buck Rogers time
phrase

A sentence so long the parole date sounds like science fiction.

#prison#us#sentence#vintage-slang
up the road
phrase

Sent off to prison.

#prison#criminal#sentence#transfer
catnap
noun

A short prison sentence.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
bid
noun

A prison sentence — the time you're doing.

#prison#us#sentence#hip-hop
lump
noun

A long prison sentence.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
striker
noun

An inmate sentenced under a three-strikes law.

#prison#criminal#sentence#legal
skid bid
noun

A very short prison sentence.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
bit
noun

A prison sentence, especially a shorter one.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
max out
verb

Serve every day of your sentence, no parole, no good time.

#prison#us#sentence#parole
over the hump
phrase

Having served past the midpoint of a sentence.

#prison#criminal#time#sentence
sheets
noun

Years of a sentence (e.g. 'six sheets' = six years).

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
short
adjective

Having little time left to serve before release.

#prison#criminal#time#sentence
all day and a night
phrase

Life without the possibility of parole.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
the row
noun

Death row.

#prison#criminal#place#sentence
kickstand
noun

A life sentence.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
IPP
noun

Indefinite sentence for public protection.

#prison#criminal#sentence#legal
LWOP
noun

Life without the possibility of parole.

#prison#criminal#sentence#urban-lingo
back door parole
noun

Dying in prison rather than being released.

#prison#criminal#death#sentence
doing bird
phrase

Serving a prison sentence.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
good time
noun

Sentence credit earned for good behavior.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time