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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Alston was serving a life sentence at the Bertie Correctional Institution in Windsor, about 150 miles east of Hillsborough.
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Alston was convicted of shooting and killing a 1-year-old girl on Christmas Day in 2015 and is serving a life sentence.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
Scott Peterson is currently serving a life sentence at Mule Creek State Prison in Amador County.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2024
After spending more than 20 years of a life sentence in prison, he was released in a prisoner exchange in 2011 and rose through the ranks of the organization.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Alston was convicted of shooting and killing a 1-year-old girl on Christmas Day in 2015 and is serving a life sentence.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
Scott Peterson is currently serving a life sentence at Mule Creek State Prison in Amador County.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2024
After spending more than 20 years of a life sentence in prison, he was released in a prisoner exchange in 2011 and rose through the ranks of the organization.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Life sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20sentence. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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