life sentence
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌlife ˈsentence noun [countable] SCPUNISHthe punishment of sending someone to prison for the rest of their life or for a very long time 无期徒刑,终身监禁 Miller is serving a life sentence for murder. 米勒因谋杀罪在服无期徒刑。
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life sentence• John Shaw, the elected prisoners' chairman of D-wing tells John Earle, a life sentence inmate, what to expect.• The judge gave her a life sentence.• She had been served four years of a life sentence for the murder of her baby son.• Saldivar claimed she fired her gun accidentally, but she was convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence.• Her husband was serving a life sentence for murder.• Ministers will continue to review every case where a life sentence prisoner has been detained for 10 years.serving ... life sentence• He's serving a life sentence for murder.ˌlife ˈsentence nounChineseSyllable
the for to Corpus punishment sending someone the prison of
life sentence
ˌlife ˈsentence
noun [countable]
the punishment of sending someone to prison for the rest of their life or for a very long time:
Miller is serving a life sentence for murder.
ˌlife ˈsentence
noun [countable]the punishment of sending someone to prison for the rest of their life or for a very long time: