life sentence
noun
: the punishment of being sent to prison for the rest of one's life
He received a life sentence for his crimes.
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Avery was sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole on June 1, 2007, with an additional 10 years for his firearm possession, per NBC, while Dassey received a life sentence, as reported by the Associated Press.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Fetty Wap was arrested in New York in October 2021—just before he was set to perform at the Rolling Loud New York festival at Citi Field—and was later hit with federal drug charges carrying a possible life sentence.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 Oct. 2025
An Ohio woman received a life sentence without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy outside a grocery store, in an attack that also injured the child’s mother.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Aejaz recently pleaded guilty to multiple crimes and faces a potential life sentence.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Fetty Wap was arrested in New York in October 2021—just before he was set to perform at the Rolling Loud New York festival at Citi Field—and was later hit with federal drug charges carrying a possible life sentence.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 Oct. 2025
An Ohio woman received a life sentence without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy outside a grocery store, in an attack that also injured the child’s mother.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Aejaz recently pleaded guilty to multiple crimes and faces a potential life sentence.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Life sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20sentence. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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