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life sentence
This term carries a heavy legal and emotional weight, signifying the ultimate deprivation of liberty short of the death penalty. It is primarily used in formal legal contexts, such as court transcripts and judicial rulings, but also appears in journalistic reporting on crime and justice.
In many jurisdictions, a life sentence does not literally mean the prisoner will remain incarcerated until death, as the possibility of parole may exist. Consequently, legal professionals often distinguish between a life sentence with the possibility of parole and a life sentence without parole to clarify the actual duration of the confinement.
Meanings
Examples
The judge handed down a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
He is currently serving a life sentence for his role in the conspiracy.
I cannot believe they gave him a life sentence for a crime he did not commit.
The defendant faced a life sentence if convicted on all counts.
A life sentence is the only appropriate punishment for such a heinous act.
A life sentence is the only appropriate punishment for such a heinous act.
She spent twenty years fighting to overturn her life sentence.
The king decreed a life sentence for the traitor.
He looked at the bars and realized his life sentence had finally begun.