life sentence

noun

1. a sentence condemning a convicted felon to spend the rest of their life in prison.

Example Sentences

Israel will also release about 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli jails, and another 1,700 Palestinians from Gaza who have been detained.

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The Hamas list is believed to include, among others, Abbas al Sayyed who is serving 35 life sentences plus 100 years for attacks, including one in 2002 that killed 35 Israelis celebrating Passover.

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Earlier in the hearing, Mao held up the hammer and crowbar Roske took to Kavanaugh’s home, and argued that a life sentence would be warranted.

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Norris, 49, is bidding for release from his life sentence after being jailed in 2012 for Stephen's murder.

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He is bidding to be released from prison on licence, 13 years after being handed a life sentence for murdering Stephen in 1993.

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