paying one's debt to society

A form of pay one's debt to society — To serve time in prison or a similar correctional facility.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pay one's debt to society
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paying one's debt to society. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paying%20one's%20debt%20to%20society

MLA

“paying one's debt to society.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paying%20one's%20debt%20to%20society. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paying one's debt to society,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paying%20one's%20debt%20to%20society.

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