life sentence
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life sentence
noun life sentences
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A sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of the defendant's life.
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noun sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life
| Español | cadena perpetua, presidio perpetuo, prisión perpetua |
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| 한국어 | 종신형 jongsinhyeong, 무기징역 mugijing'yeok |
| 日本語 | 終身刑 shūshinkei, 無期懲役 muki chōeki |
| 中文 | 無期徒刑 /无期徒刑 wúqī túxíng, 終身監禁 /终身监禁 zhōngshēn jiānjìn |
| Português | prisão perpétua |
| Français | condamnation à perpétuité, emprisonnement à perpétuité |
| Deutsch | lebenslange Haftstrafe, lebenslänglich |
| Italiano | ergastolo |
| Ελληνικά | ισόβια isóvia |
| Română | închisoare pe viață |
| Русский | пожи́зненное заключе́ние požíznennoje zaključénije |
| Tiếng Việt | án chung thân, chung thân, tù chung thân |
| العربية | سَجْن مَدَى اَلْحَيَاة sajn madā l-ḥayāh, سَجْن مُؤَبَّد sajn muʔabbad, حُكْم مُؤَبَّد ḥukm muʔabbad, حَبْس مُؤَبَّد ḥabs muʔabbad |
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title = {life sentence},
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year = {2026},
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