- life imprisonment
- ,life im`prisonment noun uncounta punishment in which someone is sent to prison for the rest of their life
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Life imprisonment — or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, often for most or even all of the criminal s remaining life, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of… … Wikipedia
life imprisonment — ► NOUN ▪ a long term of imprisonment (rarely the whole of a person s life), which (in the UK) is now the only sentence for murder and the maximum for any crime … English terms dictionary
life imprisonment — noun a sentence of imprisonment until death • Hypernyms: ↑captivity, ↑imprisonment, ↑incarceration, ↑immurement * * * life imprisonment UK US noun [uncountable] a punishment in which someone is sent to prison for the rest of their life Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
life imprisonment — N UNCOUNT If someone is sentenced to life imprisonment, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life, or for a very long period of time. Syn: life … English dictionary
life imprisonment — Imprisonment as punishment for a criminal offense for the lifetime of the offender. State v Evans, 73 Idaho 50, 245 P2d 788 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Life imprisonment in England and Wales — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions … Wikipedia
life imprisonment — noun a long term of imprisonment (rarely the whole of a person s life), which (in the UK) is now the only sentence for murder and the maximum for any crime … English new terms dictionary
life imprisonment — sentence which condemns a person to prison for the rest of his/her life … English contemporary dictionary
life imprisonment — UK / US noun [uncountable] a punishment in which someone is sent to prison for the rest of their life … English dictionary
History of life imprisonment — In the history of life imprisonment or life incarceration, where all or most of a person s remaining life is spent imprisoned, its purpose has chiefly been as an alternative to the death penalty or exile. The phrase life without parole is… … Wikipedia
