life imprisonment

noun

1. (in Britain) an indeterminate sentence always given for murder and as a maximum sentence in several other crimes. There is no remission, although the Home Secretary may order the prisoner's release on licence

Example Sentences

Judge Daniel Williams adjourned the case to November 28 for a pre-sentence report to be written and told Sisman: "The only sentence I can pass will be one of life imprisonment."

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The maximum penalty is life imprisonment.

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The maximum penalty is life imprisonment.

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The International Crimes Division of the Ugandan High Court decided not to give Kwoyelo the death sentence or life imprisonment because he was abducted by LRA fighters as a child and turned into a soldier.

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On Tuesday, a key ally of Erdogan suggested that the PKK's leader, Abdullah Ocalan, could be released from his life imprisonment in a Turkish prison if he publicly disbanded the organisation - seen by some as a starting point for reconciliation.

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