Words for the amount of time a person has to spend in jail—for example, “He’s in for a ten-year ________.”
| TERM | 395 |
| STRETCH | 356 |
| SENTENCE | 335 |
| HITCH | 107 |
| PERIOD | 47 |
| DOING TIME | 7 |
| SPELL | 7 |
| RAP | 6 |
| STAY | 6 |
| STINT | 5 |
| NR | 4 |
| TIME | 4 |
| IN FOR TEN YEARS | 3 |
| TENURE | 3 |
| SERVING TIME | 2 |
| BAD TIME | 1 |
| BIT | 1 |
| CONFINEMENT | 1 |
| DIME | 1 |
| DOING TIME FOR TEN YEARS | 1 |
| DREW TEN YEARS | 1 |
| FIVE TO TEN | 1 |
| GOIN’ TO PLANT THE SPUDS | 1 |
| GOT TEN YEARS | 1 |
| GOT THIRTY YEARS | 1 |
| HAD TO DO FIVE | 1 |
| HAS TO SERVE– | 1 |
| IN FOR AUGHT TO FIVE | 1 |
| IN FOR TEN YEAR | 1 |
| JAIL SENTENCE | 1 |
| LAID AWAY | 1 |
| LAP | 1 |
| MARKING TIME FOR | 1 |
| PEST HOUSE | 1 |
| PULLED TIME FOR TEN | 1 |
| PUT BEHIND BARS | 1 |
| REST CURE | 1 |
| SERVE | 1 |
| SPAN | 1 |
| SPIN | 1 |
| STRETCH OF TIME | 1 |
| TRIP | 1 |
| UP THE RIVER | 1 |
| VISIT | 1 |
| WAS SENT FOR TWO TO FIVE YEARS | 1 |
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