six-month sentence

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sentence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.təns/us
/ˈsen.təns/
a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter ...
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(Definition ofsentencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Asix-monthsentencewhich would include three months in custody and three months' supervision could help to protect the public.
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Asix-monthsentenceis mandatory for disorderly behaviour.
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For anyone who gets more than asix-monthsentence, there is a registration requirement of 10 years.
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For asix-monthsentence, it would be two months.
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It makes no difference to a man with asix-monthsentenceif he comes out one day early.
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The answer is of course that he just could not bear to subject his dogs to asix-monthsentencein the quarantine kennels.
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The problem is that he was given asix-monthsentencewhich has long since been served.
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If somebody receives asix-monthsentence, they should not be out in the community until they have served it.
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However, their crimes are so serious that asix-monthsentenceis ridiculous.
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Found guilty, he was given asix-monthsentence.
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Thesix-monthsentencewas suspended, sparing her prison time.
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Six days later, she was again arrested for shoplifting, a charge for which she was given a suspendedsix-monthsentence.
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This appeal to the agreed with the agency and found that foul-play was with the player and the originalsix-monthsentencewas increased to one year.
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He was convicted of conspiracy and conflict of interest in 1968, served three and a half months of asix-monthsentencein jail, and paid a $5,000 fine.
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Owen goes on trial and receives asix-monthsentence, suspended for two years.
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