How to Use life imprisonment in a Sentence

life imprisonment

noun
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  • The maximum sentence in the U.K. for such charges is life imprisonment.
    — Time, 13 June 2023
  • In April, 2021, Kidane was found guilty on all counts, and later he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
    — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • All four were charged with committing a terror act, according to the court, and could face up to life imprisonment.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The pleas would likely result in sentences of life imprisonment.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The burglarized victim in the case that led to Manley’s life imprisonment has since requested a judge let Manley out of prison.
    — John Sharp | [email protected], al, 22 June 2023
  • The law allows for murder charges to be levied on guilty parties, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
    — Bianca Moreno-Paz, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
  • The assault charge is classified as a class A felony, with a minimum penalty of 10 years and a maximum of 30 years to life imprisonment.
    — George Petras, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The plea deal brought the penalty down to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 13 July 2024
  • He was diagnosed with cancer and other diseases while serving life imprisonment and had at least three surgeries in the last decade.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The hate crime count carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • If convicted on all counts, Chou could face the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • Last month, Jaar was sentenced to life imprisonment in a Miami courtroom.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • Had a jury found Hamm guilty of the Class A felony of murder, her minimum sentence under the guidelines would have been 20 years, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
    — Eric Fleischauer The Decatur Daily, al, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The maximum penalty on both charges is life imprisonment.
    — Robert Cotter, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2024
  • In November 2022, a Dutch court sentenced two Russians and a Ukrainian in absentia to life imprisonment for their role in the disaster.
    — Reuters, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Treason used to carry a punishment of death, but amendments made in 1998 through the Crime and Disorder Act changed the maximum sentence to life imprisonment.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The 25 Russians convicted so far have been issued sentences ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment.
    — Liz Sly, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The Indian army's internal court had sentenced an officer to life imprisonment for the killings.
    — Aijaz Hussain The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
  • In Iran, drug trafficking is a crime punishable by either death or life imprisonment.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Still, the jury in that trial voted to recommend a sentence of life imprisonment without parole instead of the death penalty.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • At sentencing, which has not yet been scheduled, Pulliam and Scott face a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2024
  • If convicted, the defendants face up to life imprisonment under new crimes the law introduced.
    — Selina Cheng, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The assault with intent to murder charge is punishable by life imprisonment and the felony firearm charge, meanwhile, can carry a mandatory 2-year sentence.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Torres could be sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole or the death penalty for the murder conviction.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The charge carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
    — Tiffany May, New York Times, 30 May 2024
  • The charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
    — Kanis Leung, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
  • One major legal amendment in 2017 changed the maximum punishment for selling drugs from the death penalty to life imprisonment.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Through a plea agreement, Smith testified against King and was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
  • Some, like Assam, have made penalties more stringent, with provisions of life imprisonment.
    — Suhasini Raj, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • The real-life trial in the 1910s played on rising antisemitic sentiment in the state of Georgia, and Frank was lynched by civilians after his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023

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