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"Serving time" in jail or prison means spending a period of confinement as a consequence of a criminal conviction or sentence. It refers to the time a person spends incarcerated, either before trial (pre-trial detention) or after being sentenced. In some cases, "time served" can also refer to the credit given for time spent in jail before sentencing, which is then deducted from the total sentence.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
Incarceration:
This is the core meaning, referring to the physical confinement of a person in a jail or prison.
Pre-trial detention:
This refers to the time a person spends in jail while awaiting trial or sentencing.
Credit for time served:
Many jurisdictions allow for credit for time spent in pre-trial detention, meaning that the time already served is subtracted from the total sentence.
Example:
If someone spends 3 months in jail awaiting trial and is then sentenced to 12 months, the judge may give them credit for the 3 months already served, meaning they only have to serve the remaining 9 months.
"Time served" deal:
In some cases, a plea bargain may be reached where the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of "time served," effectively meaning they will be released immediately based on the time already spent in jail.
serve time
Undergo a prison sentence; also, work at a particular task, especially an undesirable one. For example, We couldn't hire him when we learned that he had served time for robbery, or I applied for a transfer after serving time in that chaotic department. [Late 1800s]
‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Karen Huger will serve time for driving under the influence, the Maryland State’s Attorney’s Office confirmed to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times
What are the challenges of writing a political thriller in today’s climate when the president-elect is a convicted felon who will not serve time?
From Los Angeles Times
Morgan Wallen is going to serve time in Tennessee.
From Los Angeles Times
Facing the prospect of another lengthy prison term, he took the advice of another inmate who told him - "don't serve time, let time serve you".
From BBC
“Bannon trumpeting his willingness to serve time—there’s a kind of competition for people to show just how committed they are to the cause.”
From Slate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_served
In typical criminal law, time served is an informal term that describes the duration of pretrial detention (remand), the time period between when a defendant is arrested and when they are convicted. Time served does not include time served on bail but only during incarceration and can range from days to, in rare cases, years. A sentence of time served means that the defendant has been sentenced to confinement, albeit retroactively fulfilled by the pretrial detention; therefore, the defendant goes free.[1]
A sentence of time served may result from plea bargains in which in exchange for only receiving a sentence that involves no additional period of incarceration, a defendant accepts a guilty plea. Additional terms of sentence that may accompany a sentence of served also include a probation, a fine, or unpaid community service.[2]
Statistics released in 2020 by the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council show that 67% of people sentenced to prison in Victoria, Australia in 2017–18 spent at least one day in remand, up from 47% in 2011–12. In the same year, of the cases that Victorian courts issued imprisonment orders to, 66% exceeded time served (meaning additional time needed to be served), 29% matched time served (meaning no additional imprisonment), and 5% were less than time served (meaning the defendant was over-detained during remand). The council called the over-detention a "matter of concern", as the defendant spent longer in detention than the ultimate duration of the sentence. The council also highlighted that lower courts, such as magistrates' court, tended to give more time served sentences than higher courts.[3]
5.
a ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form; the prescribed form for such a ceremony.
"a funeral service"