Examples of life imprisonment in a Sentence
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She was sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
He’s scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 13 and faces a mandatory 10-year sentence on the firearms violation and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for the hate crimes.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
His body was never recovered but six police officers were later sentenced to life imprisonment for his murder.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 June 2025
One received a 21-month jail term and the other was freed after his sentence was reduced because of ill health and time already served in custody.
Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily’s founder, is still fighting national security charges that carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
He’s scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 13 and faces a mandatory 10-year sentence on the firearms violation and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for the hate crimes.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
His body was never recovered but six police officers were later sentenced to life imprisonment for his murder.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 June 2025
One received a 21-month jail term and the other was freed after his sentence was reduced because of ill health and time already served in custody.
Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily’s founder, is still fighting national security charges that carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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 5 Jul. 2025.
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