life imprisonment

noun

: the punishment of being kept in a prison for the rest of one's life

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Recent Examples on the Web Federal prosecutors are recommending a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, to be followed by a 190-year sentence of imprisonment, according to court documents filed on June 4. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 June 2024 This includes new laws in Arkansas and Kansas that impose life imprisonment for manufacturing fentanyl that could appeal to a minor through shape or packaging. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024 Pamela Smart, who is serving life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for coordinating with her teenage student to have her husband killed in 1990, has accepted responsibility in his death for the first time. CBS News, 11 June 2024 At sentencing, which has not yet been scheduled, Pulliam and Scott face a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for life imprisonment 

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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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