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Advocates insist using the term femicide — which carries harsher penalties than other forms of homicide, with a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment in Argentina — is crucial for effective prosecution and victim protection.
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Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Using the pardon power afforded him under the Constitution, President Eisenhower commuted the defendant-petitioner’s sentence from death to life imprisonment, subject to the condition that the defendant would not be eligible for parole.
—Robert Radick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Under Chinese law, a death sentence with a two-year reprieve is typically commuted to life imprisonment if the individual does not commit further crimes during the suspension period.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
The court announced that the two former generals’ sentences will be commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after two years.
—Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
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Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Using the pardon power afforded him under the Constitution, President Eisenhower commuted the defendant-petitioner’s sentence from death to life imprisonment, subject to the condition that the defendant would not be eligible for parole.
—Robert Radick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Under Chinese law, a death sentence with a two-year reprieve is typically commuted to life imprisonment if the individual does not commit further crimes during the suspension period.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
The court announced that the two former generals’ sentences will be commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after two years.
—Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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