To be sent to prison.
Sent down
Example Sentences
"Don't Sent down about like that!"
"He's always trying to Sent down when he shouldn't."
Etymology & History
British expelled or imprisoned. British dual academic and criminal past tense. 'Sent down from Oxford' British expelled. 'Sent down for five years' British jailed. Reflects British elite and criminal vocabulary.
Word Details
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Region
General British
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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