life sentence
noun
: the punishment of being sent to prison for the rest of one's life
He received a life sentence for his crimes.
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At the time of his death, Manson was serving a life sentence for orchestrating the 1969 murders.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Fromme received a life sentence but was released on parole in 2009.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
All seven defendants, who had previously been arrested for second-degree murder, were indicted on first-degree murder charges, which carry the possibility of a life sentence without parole.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Chism faces a life sentence in prison for the murder charge, which carries parole eligibility in 25 years from the time it was handed down in 2016.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Fromme received a life sentence but was released on parole in 2009.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
All seven defendants, who had previously been arrested for second-degree murder, were indicted on first-degree murder charges, which carry the possibility of a life sentence without parole.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Chism faces a life sentence in prison for the murder charge, which carries parole eligibility in 25 years from the time it was handed down in 2016.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Life sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20sentence. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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