life imprisonment

noun

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

Examples of life imprisonment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Possible maximum penalties include life imprisonment. Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024 He was first imprisoned in 1974 for four murders in California, Oregon and Idaho and was initially sentenced to death, but had that lowered to life imprisonment in 1979, according to the Wall Street Journal. James Farrell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Federal prosecutors, who highlighted Joly’s role in Haiti’s kidnapping scourge and the coordination of the abduction of the missionaries, are asking for life imprisonment and penalties between $50,000 and $500,000. Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024 Lai, who has pleaded not guilty, faces possible life imprisonment if convicted. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2024 Ritter faces a maximum of life imprisonment without parole. CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024 According to prosecutors, Garcia faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, while Martinez Diaz and Peoples each face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for every count on which they were convicted. Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024 According to Austrian law, prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment are potentially eligible for parole after 15 years — in Fritzl’s case this would be March 2024. Kate Brady, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024 In 2010, a court found 26 people guilty, giving 16 of them death sentences and the others life imprisonment. Sameer Yasir Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024

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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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