time served

Noun

uncountable

(law) Time spent in remand awaiting trial, when credited after a guilty verdict usually by subtracting from the sentence.

Japanese Meaning

裁判前の拘留または身柄拘束期間中に実際に服役した期間が、有罪判決後に刑期から差し引かれるための期間。 / 刑務所などで既に服役した期間（有罪判決後に刑期の一部として考慮される期間）

The judge deducted the defendant's time served from the final sentence, acknowledging the months spent in custody before trial.

裁判官は、被告が裁判前に拘留されていた期間を刑期から差し引き、数か月の拘留を考慮した。

Sense（1）

(law) Time spent in remand awaiting trial, when credited after a guilty verdict usually by subtracting from the sentence.

The defendant was not innocent, but he was let go with time served.