life sentence

noun

: the punishment of being sent to prison for the rest of one's life

He received a life sentence for his crimes.

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Prosecutors argued for a 44 years to life sentence, which Ortiz’s lawyer said in court filings would have been as drastic as a life-without-parole term, given his age. —

Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025 Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al-Bahlul Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al-Bahlul, a Yemeni national, is serving a life sentence at Guantánamo Bay after being convicted of three terrorism charges by a panel of military officials in 2008. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025 At the time of his conviction, Frazier was already serving a life sentence in Michigan for the 1992 murder of 14-year-old Crystal Kendrick. —

Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 Frazier was serving a life sentence for Crystal's murder in Michigan before he was transferred to an Alabama facility in 2011. —

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