serve time

idiom

: to spend time in prison
serving time for drug possession

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Bannon won't serve time behind bars under the plea agreement, which was laid out during a hearing in a New York courtroom on Tuesday. Graham Kates, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025 Though he wasn’t found guilty of the double homicide, Simpson did serve time in prison for a different crime. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025 The podcaster — who has served as Grayson's legal guardian while their parents Todd and Julie Chrisley serve time in prison after being convicted in June 2022 of fraud and tax evasion — opened up about her brother leaving for college during the Dec. 31 episode of her Unlocked podcast. Gil MacIas, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025 All three of those defendants will serve time in prison in exchange for other charges being dropped. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for serve time

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“Serve time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20time. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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