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
Lutgardis	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Blanca	BLAHN-kah	Spanish
Charlotte	shar-LOT (French), SHAHR-lət (English), shahr-LAW-tə (German), shah-LOT (Swedish), shahr-LAWT-tə (Dutch)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Orpha	AWR-fə (English)	Biblical, English
Marianus	-	Ancient Roman
Heaven	HEV-ən	English (Modern)