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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Read faces a maximum penalty of a life sentence if convicted.
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Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
DeAngelo was sentenced in August to 11 consecutive terms of life without parole, plus an additional life sentence and another eight years after pleaded guilty to raping more than 50 women and murdering 13 people, according to reporting by CNN.
—Mitch Mitchell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
Faria had served two years of his life sentence when the verdict was reversed and he was acquitted of the murder charge at a second trial in 2015, according to the attorneys.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Hanson had been serving a life sentence in a federal prison in Louisiana for several federal convictions that predate his state death sentence.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
DeAngelo was sentenced in August to 11 consecutive terms of life without parole, plus an additional life sentence and another eight years after pleaded guilty to raping more than 50 women and murdering 13 people, according to reporting by CNN.
—Mitch Mitchell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
Faria had served two years of his life sentence when the verdict was reversed and he was acquitted of the murder charge at a second trial in 2015, according to the attorneys.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Hanson had been serving a life sentence in a federal prison in Louisiana for several federal convictions that predate his state death sentence.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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“Life sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20sentence. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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