life imprisonment

noun

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

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Lan’s death sentence was then commuted to life imprisonment. —

Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 Last year, a German court sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland on Monday for killing two people and torturing nine in Syria between 2011 and 2012. —

ABC News, 15 June 2026 Under the terms of the plea deal, Boelter will be sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment followed by 40 years. —

Aki Nace, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Allen subsequently pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges and provided the names of other dealers in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years rather than possible life imprisonment. —

Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for life imprisonment

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