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
Adaeze	-	Western African, Igbo
Nella	NEL-lah	Italian
Myranda	mə-RAN-də	English (Modern)
Ellery	EL-ə-ree	English
ErdoĞAn	-	Turkish
Sushila	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali