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The phrase "a possible prison term" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing potential legal consequences or sentences that someone might face if convicted of a crime.
Example: "If found guilty, the defendant could face a possible prison term of up to five years."
Alternatives: "a potential jail sentence" or "a likely incarceration period".
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The last carries a possible prison term of six years.
A second offense is a Class 3 felony with a possible prison term of five years.
Mr. Schwarz faces a possible prison term of five years for the perjury conviction.
Mr. Spruill faces a possible prison term of five years on each of the two counts.
He now faces a possible prison term and could be deported to India, where he was born.
Contempt of the senate carries a possible prison term, though this has never been imposed in Australia.
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The irony is palpable: The Finnish prison and its surrounding workers' cottages are serving as a temporary home for people fleeing persecution — and possible prison terms — at home in Russia.
In 2000, Reuters reported that a group of teenage boys faced public floggings and possible prison terms for loitering outside girls' schools and "pestering" members of the opposite sex.
Possible prison terms of up to seven years for a doctored license are too harsh for teenagers, she said, and judges would now decide whether to suspend a license and for how long.
The four managers, all found guilty of multiple felony charges, face possible prison terms.
Penalties include fines and possible prison terms of six months to five years.
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