gain time
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
gain time (countable and uncountable, plural gain times)
- (law, criminology) A reduction of a prisoner’s sentence due to exemplary behavior or participation in a rehabilitation program during incarceration.
Verb[edit]
gain time (third-person singular simple present gains time, present participle gaining time, simple past and past participle gained time)
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To cause a delay by a circuitous mode of procedure in order to obtain more time than is available.