Words & TermsCrime, prison and the underworld
clock
A twelve-month prison sentence.
In a sentence
A clock meant twelve months inside.
Where it came from
Origin uncertain; recorded as part of an elaborate sentence-length vocabulary. In the glossary, a clock is a twelve-month prison sentence.
- First recorded
- 1972
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Parramatta Jail, NSW
- Use today
- Historical Parramatta Jail usage; later/current currency not established