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Definition of Life sentence
1. Noun. A prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives. "He got life for killing the guard"
Definition of Life sentence
1. Noun. Sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Life Sentence
Literary usage of Life sentence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ten Years Among the Mail Bags: Or, Notes from the Diary of a Special Agent by James Holbrook (1855)
"... Boot-Tracks— A Scamp among the Printers—Obstruction removed—A Ruse— The Boots
secured—" Big Jobs"—The Trial—Unreliable Witness— A Life-Sentence. ..."
2. Modern Capital of Human Rights?: Abuses in the State of Georgia by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1996)
"For a defendant to receive a life sentence for a second conviction, the prosecutor
had to give notice prior to trial that he or she intended to seek the ..."
3. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1889)
"1; making no provision and giving no remedy under that act against the property
of one imprisoned on a life sentence. This provision was incorporated into ..."
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