life sentence
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The judge, Madam Justice McBride, said that in light of the pleas, the only sentence she could impose was that of a life sentence.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Nevertheless, Fernandez was convicted and received a mandatory life sentence.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
The disgraced tycoon is serving a life sentence for embezzling from a major Vietnamese bank and has been ordered to return $27bn in reparations.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
But when he suddenly dies and the family’s estate, Longbourn, passes to another male relative, Mary resigns herself to a life sentence beside a mother who can barely stand her.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
What the upstate union rep had told me years earlier about an officer’s career amounting to “a life sentence in eight-hour shifts” seemed to be encapsulated in that big red-bound ledger.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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