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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Weeks after President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence of Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, a letter arrived at the offices of Gov. JB Pritzker that purported to be Hoover’s final push for freedom: asking for clemency in his state murder case.
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Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Hanson had been serving a life sentence in Louisiana for several unrelated federal convictions.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
Hanson, whose name in some federal court records is George John Hanson, had been serving a life sentence in federal prison in Louisiana for several unrelated federal convictions.
—Sean Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Because Maryland wasn’t granting parole to anyone with a life sentence, his best opportunity for release came after passage of the Juvenile Restoration Act in 2021, allowing youth sentenced to long prison terms to seek resentencing after serving 20 years.
—Kara Gotsch, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Hanson had been serving a life sentence in Louisiana for several unrelated federal convictions.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
Hanson, whose name in some federal court records is George John Hanson, had been serving a life sentence in federal prison in Louisiana for several unrelated federal convictions.
—Sean Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Because Maryland wasn’t granting parole to anyone with a life sentence, his best opportunity for release came after passage of the Juvenile Restoration Act in 2021, allowing youth sentenced to long prison terms to seek resentencing after serving 20 years.
—Kara Gotsch, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025
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“Life sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20sentence. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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