life sentence
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She is due in court on Feb. 5 for sentencing and could get a life sentence for her conviction.
From Los Angeles Times
"How would I describe what happened? For me personally, a failure, because the three people we think orchestrated this did not get the justice they deserved which would have been a life sentence," he added.
From BBC
He faces a life sentence at a Jan. 13 court hearing.
"It's so phenomenal to be able to say in my lifetime, I have seen something going from being incurable, a life sentence, to actually something that is a chronic disease."
From BBC
Following his attack on John Paul, Agca was handed a life sentence in Italy, which he ended up serving in Turkey's capital Ankara.
From Barron's
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