life imprisonment

noun

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

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There, he was arrested in the tourist district of Kathmandu and, the following year, sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1975 murder of American tourist Connie Jo Bronzich. Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025 The maximum penalty in the capital today is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 Maxwell Anderson was later sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, but has signaled in recent weeks his intention to appeal. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025 Yoon is on trial on charges of insurrection, which could result in life imprisonment or even the death penalty. Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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