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Meanings of life incarceration in English

Russian
пожизненное тюремное заключение
Portuguese
prisao perpetua
Spanish
prisión perpetua
Catalan
presó perpètua
Wikidata

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.

пожизненное тюремное заключение
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Examples for "life imprisonment"
Examples for "life imprisonment"
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Ten soldiers were handed sentences ranging from seven years to life imprisonment.
Reuters
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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