pay debt

pay one's debt (to society)

Cliché to serve a sentence for a crime, usually in prison. The judge said that Mr. Simpson had to pay his debt to society. Mr. Brown paid his debt in state prison.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zahari	-	Bulgarian
Winifrid	-	Ancient Germanic
Amada	ah-MAH-dhah	Spanish
Maynerd	MAY-nərd	English (Rare)
Sheard	-	English (Rare)
Valens	-	Ancient Roman