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Meanings of lifelong incarceration in anglès

rus
пожизненное тюремное заключение
portuguès
prisao perpetua
espanyol
prisión perpetua
català
presó perpètua
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Any sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime under which the convicted person is to remain in prison for the rest of their life or until paroled.

        presó perpètua
        Synonyms
        Examples for "life imprisonment"
        Examples for "life imprisonment"
        1
        Ten soldiers were handed sentences ranging from seven years to life imprisonment.
        Reuters
        2
        He is sentenced to life imprisonment with a 17 year non-parole period.
        Radio NZ
        3
        In India homosexuality remains controversial and it can lead to life imprisonment.
        BBC
        4
        But in both cases the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
        The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
        5
        The brothers were convicted: John got life imprisonment & James fifteen years.
        The new yorker
        1
        Police have said they would seek a life sentence for the men.
        Reuters
        2
        He was given the mandatory life sentence by Mr Justice Paul Carney.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Effectively, from day one, I was given a life sentence without parole.
        Radio NZ
        4
        The way I think of it, I already have a life sentence.
        The South African
        5
        If Routh is convicted, prosecutors said they would seek a life sentence.
        Reuters