deuce less

English

Etymology

From deuce, "two year sentence," with less as a shortening of the phrase "two years less a day."

Noun

deuce less

  1. (Canada, slang) A sentence of two years less a day (entitling the offender to serve the sentence in a provincial institution, rather than a federal penitentiary as for sentences of two years or more).
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