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time-served

British

adjective

(of a craftsman or tradesman) having completed an apprenticeship; fully trained and competent

a time-served mechanic

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Jacobs' time-served team did win the round-robin meeting earlier in the week but that was a rare reverse.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Prosecutors would recommend a time-served sentence, meaning Lynch wouldn’t spend a day in prison.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Defense lawyer Matthew Schindler argued for a sentence of time-served — the two years and five months Dibee was in jail before his pretrial release.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

She will be given time-served credit for the 545 days she’s already spent behind bars.

From Fox News • Jan. 14, 2022

He is a time-served French soldier, and works in a big wood just near here.

From Letters from France by Mack, Isaac Alexander

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