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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Horton was serving a life sentence for murder in Massachusetts when he was released on furlough.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Erin Patterson, 50, received a life sentence with a non-parole period of 33 years on Monday for murdering three relatives of her estranged husband using the deadly fungi in beef Wellington pastries served at her home.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Charles Adelson is already serving a life sentence in the case, as is his former girlfriend Katherine Magbanua, who set up the deal, and one of the hitmen, Sigfredo Garcia.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Debose, who was 18 at the time he was charged, was sentenced to 33-60 years in prison for the first-degree murder of a police officer after Reckling's family opted out of a lengthy process to secure a life sentence.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Erin Patterson, 50, received a life sentence with a non-parole period of 33 years on Monday for murdering three relatives of her estranged husband using the deadly fungi in beef Wellington pastries served at her home.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Charles Adelson is already serving a life sentence in the case, as is his former girlfriend Katherine Magbanua, who set up the deal, and one of the hitmen, Sigfredo Garcia.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Debose, who was 18 at the time he was charged, was sentenced to 33-60 years in prison for the first-degree murder of a police officer after Reckling's family opted out of a lengthy process to secure a life sentence.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Life sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20sentence. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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