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Meanings of custodial sentence in English

Spanish
pena privativa de libertad
Catalan
pena privativa de llibertat

Judicial punishment of mandatory custody either in prison or in some other closed therapeutic and/or educational institution.

pena privativa de libertad
Usage of custodial sentence in English
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Westfield, 23, is now facing the possibility of a custodial sentence.
The Guardian
2
Mangan is the only person to have received a custodial sentence.
The Irish Times
3
Stone will serve two years' probation after his custodial sentence.
Radio NZ
4
The DPP appealed the decision, and sought a custodial sentence.
The Irish Times
5
However, she would not impose a custodial sentence due to his age and failing health.
The Irish Times
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Of course, the primary reason for a custodial sentence is punishment for a crime committed.
The Guardian
7
It is open to the court in this case to pass an immediate custodial sentence.
The Guardian
8
The Information Commissioner recommended in 2006 that that offence should also attract a custodial sentence.
The Guardian
9
The defendant escaped a custodial sentence last March because there was no suitable centre available.
The Irish Times
10
Because the boy has not received a custodial sentence, he is obliged to register now.
The Irish Times
11
If convicted under the Prisons Act 2007, he could face a five year custodial sentence.
The Irish Times
12
A custodial sentence can play havoc with family life.
The Guardian
13
Judge Ross made clear that he personally favoured a custodial sentence, albeit a suspended one.
Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
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However, Judge Hogan added that given the seriousness of the case a custodial sentence was unavoidable.
The Irish Times
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Their real advantage, of course, is that they don't cost as much as a custodial sentence.
BBC
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These people need to be taken off the street and get a custodial sentence, he said.
News.com.au
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