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adjective
- 1. having completed a period of apprenticeship or training: British "all the carpet-fitters are time-served experts"
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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 is a term used in criminal law and sentencing to refer to the period of time that a defendant has already spent in custody awaiting trial, sentencing or other resolution of their case.
Time-served definition: (of a craftsman or tradesman) having completed an apprenticeship; fully trained and competent. See examples of TIME-SERVED used in a sentence.
Definition of "time served". The period that a defendant has already spent in custody prior to sentencing that is considered part of the penalty. How to use "time served" in a sentence. After accounting for time served, the defendant was released immediately.
time served. n. the period a criminal defendant has been in jail, often while awaiting bail or awaiting trial. Often a judge will give a defendant "credit for time served," particularly when sentencing for misdemeanors.
n. the period a criminal defendant has been in jail, often while awaiting bail or awaiting trial. Often a judge will give a defendant "credit for time served," particularly when sentencing for misdemeanors. Example: Johnny Jumpstart was arrested for drunk driving and spent the night in jail before h...
“Time served” is a term colloquially used by courts when imposing a sentence that is deemed to be completely satisfied by the defendant's previous time spent in custody while awaiting sentencing. When a judge sentences a defendant to “time served,” the sentence is the same as the time the defendant has spent in jail, and the defendant ...
