Examples of life imprisonment in a Sentence
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Ross was sentenced in February 2024 to life imprisonment.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2025
Two Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill requiring life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty for those convicted of aggravated murder of first responders, prosecutors, or military members.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Under Vietnamese law, those sentenced to death for the eight crimes—which also include spying and anti-state activities—before July 1 will have their sentences converted to life imprisonment by the chief judge of the Supreme People’s Court.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025
He had been given life imprisonment with five years’ supervised release for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute one kilogram of cocaine, according to the Office of the Pardon Attorney.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 29 May 2025
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2025
Two Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill requiring life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty for those convicted of aggravated murder of first responders, prosecutors, or military members.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Under Vietnamese law, those sentenced to death for the eight crimes—which also include spying and anti-state activities—before July 1 will have their sentences converted to life imprisonment by the chief judge of the Supreme People’s Court.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025
He had been given life imprisonment with five years’ supervised release for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute one kilogram of cocaine, according to the Office of the Pardon Attorney.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 29 May 2025
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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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