life imprisonment

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A sentence of imprisonment until death: A legal punishment where a convicted person is ordered to remain in prison for the entirety of their natural life, without the possibility of parole or release.
Usage
  • This term is used in legal and criminal justice contexts to describe the most severe form of custodial sentence, short of the death penalty.
  • It functions as a countable noun (e.g., , ).
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The judge handed down a sentence of life imprisonment for the brutal crime.
    • In some jurisdictions, life imprisonment is the mandatory penalty for murder.
Advanced Usage
  • "To be sentenced to life imprisonment": This is the most common construction for stating the punishment given.
    • The defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
  • "To serve life imprisonment": Used to describe the act of undergoing this punishment.
    • He is serving life imprisonment in a maximum-security facility.
Variants and Related Words
  • Life sentence (n): A common synonym for life imprisonment.
    • He received a life sentence.
  • LWOP (n): An acronym for "Life Without Parole," a specific type of life imprisonment.
    • The jury recommended LWOP instead of the death penalty.
Synonyms
  • Life sentence: A term often used interchangeably with life imprisonment.
  • Incarceration for life: A more formal descriptive phrase.
Related Phrases
  • "To be given life": An informal way of saying "to be given a life sentence."
    • The killer was given life for his actions.
  • "A life term": Another way to refer to a sentence of life imprisonment.
    • The court imposed a life term.
Noun
  1. a sentence of imprisonment until death