life imprisonment

noun

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

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Living in fear After years of pushing, Edgardo and his fellow campaigners were rewarded with a bittersweet victory in 2012, when the change to the penal code recognized femicide and upped the maximum sentence to life imprisonment. —

Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 The state charges could result in life imprisonment. —

Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 This decision also follows Biden’s earlier move to commute the sentences of 37 out of 40 people on federal death row, converting their sentences to life imprisonment. —

Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025 Also, last month, Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. —

Will Weissert The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for life imprisonment

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