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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His charge was upgraded to capital murder, and when Glossip refused a deal for a life sentence, insisting on his innocence, prosecutors offered Sneed the same deal.
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Among them was El Chapo, who was ultimately convicted by a jury in New York in 2019 and is now serving a life sentence in a Colorado supermax prison.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
The 60-year federal sentence will be served consecutively to the life sentence on the state charges, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman said at a sentencing in December.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025
If found guilty, Koon faces a potential life sentence in prison, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Among them was El Chapo, who was ultimately convicted by a jury in New York in 2019 and is now serving a life sentence in a Colorado supermax prison.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
The 60-year federal sentence will be served consecutively to the life sentence on the state charges, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman said at a sentencing in December.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025
If found guilty, Koon faces a potential life sentence in prison, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Life sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20sentence. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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