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Definition of life sentence noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

life sentence

noun

/ˌlaɪf ˈsentəns/

/ˌlaɪf ˈsentəns/

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the punishment by which somebody spends the rest of their life or a very long period of time in prison
- He’s currently serving a life sentence for murder.
Topics Crime and punishmentb2

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