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Last year, a man was given life imprisonment after plotting to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Biden converted their death sentences to life imprisonment, consistent with his administration’s moratorium on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and mass shootings.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
His legal team has denied allegations against Yoon of masterminding insurrection, a crime in South Korea punishable by life imprisonment or even technically by the death penalty.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Ocalan was captured in 1999 in Kenya by Turkish authorities, reportedly with the help of the CIA, and sentenced to life imprisonment for treason.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Biden converted their death sentences to life imprisonment, consistent with his administration’s moratorium on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and mass shootings.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
His legal team has denied allegations against Yoon of masterminding insurrection, a crime in South Korea punishable by life imprisonment or even technically by the death penalty.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Ocalan was captured in 1999 in Kenya by Turkish authorities, reportedly with the help of the CIA, and sentenced to life imprisonment for treason.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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