jail credit
jail credit. Time spent by a criminal defendant in confinement awaiting trial. • This time is usu. deducted from the defendant’s final sentence (if convicted). — Also termed jail-credit time. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1158.]
jail credit. Time spent by a criminal defendant in confinement awaiting trial. • This time is usu. deducted from the defendant’s final sentence (if convicted). — Also termed jail-credit time. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1158.]