What is another word for life sentence?
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Pronunciation:
[ lˈa͡ɪf sˈɛntəns], [ lˈaɪf sˈɛntəns], [ l_ˈaɪ_f s_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_n_s]
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n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- sentence,
- time,
- prison term.
• time (noun)
- life sentence.
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- hard labor,
- extraordinary rendition,
- solitary confinement,
- life imprisonment,
- correctional,
- imprisonment.
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- internment,
- rendition,
- transportation,
- confinement,
- prison.
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- solitary.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- life.
How to use «Life sentence» in context?
In the United States, a life sentence is a sentence with a maximum punishment of death. The sentence can be imposed for a felony, such as murder, rape, or robbery, or a misdemeanor, such as assault or arson. A life sentence without the possibility of parole is rare, and is usually only given for crimes that involve a particularly heinous act.
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life sentence, lifenoun
a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
«he got life for killing the guard»
Synonyms:
sprightliness, liveliness, lifetime, life story, spirit, life-time, biography, life, lifespan, living, life history, aliveness, animation
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Brad Edwards:
Some of them are doing very well, considering, but … it is essentially a life sentence for most of them. It’s not pain and suffering that just goes away, even with a verdict like this.
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Del Rio:
A patient once said something to me that I always remember and I always like saying, it’s that while HIV infection is no longer a death sentence, it’s still a life sentence. You still have to take medications for the rest of your life. So we have to find a cure.
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Lisa Smittcamp:
His life sentence remains relevant today — 35 years later -because he still can not begin to explain why he took Mike’s life, and why he did so in a depraved and indifferent manner.
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Vernon Harvey:
The SOB, Joseph Vaccaro, got a life sentence, and Joseph Vaccaro’s been four years and they haven’t fried Willie’s ass yet. We’ve been waiting and waiting for justice to be done. All you hear about these days is the rights of the criminal. What about our rights ? Don’t we have a right to see this chapter closed ?
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Amr Darrag:
They want to pass a life sentence for democracy in Egypt.
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Activity, Growth, Heart, Soul, Being, Breath, Brio, Dash, Energy, Enthusiasm, Entity, Esprit, Essence, Excitement, Get-Up-And-Go, Go, Impulse, Lifeblood, Liveliness, Oomph, Sentience, Sparkle, Verve, Viability, Vigor, Vitality, Vivacity, Zest, Zing
How happy is the man of blameless life !
It did not occur to me even for a moment that my life could ever be in danger.
His life is not to be a life of self-interest, but a life of sympathy and unselfishness.
His influence inspired other men , and put a new life into them.
He was born to lead a life of splendour and shame.
In this era of technology and globalization, all spheres of life have changed dramatically.
Transplant surgeries have increased the life of many.
I think it is a very essential step in one’s life.
There is no doubt that it has significantly changed the life of the ordinary man.
Their display of bravery enables them to live life to the fullest.
His death left a void in Indian national life which can never be filled.
Science has made the life of the modern man very comfortable.
We thanked God who had saved the life of our friend.
All amenities of modern life are not available to the villagers.
Life in the hostel is quite different from the life at home.
It becomes difficult for him to pass through life all alone.
1. sentence
noun. [‘ˈsɛntəns’] a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language.
Synonyms
- word string
- declaratory sentence
- interrogative sentence
- question
- interrogation
- run-on sentence
- clause
- compound sentence
- simple sentence
- topic sentence
- complex sentence
- grammatical constituent
- declarative sentence
- string of words
- interrogative
- constituent
Antonyms
- declaratory
- software
- inessential
- approval
Etymology
- sentence (French)
- sententia (Latin)
Rhymes with Life Sentence
- repentance
2. sentence
noun. [‘ˈsɛntəns’] (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed.
Synonyms
- condemnation
- rape conviction
- final judgment
- murder conviction
- robbery conviction
- final decision
- conviction
Antonyms
- answer
- certainty
- misconstruction
- construction
Etymology
- sentence (French)
- sententia (Latin)
3. sentence
verb. [‘ˈsɛntəns’] pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law.
Synonyms
- condemn
- doom
- declare
- reprobate
- foredoom
Antonyms
- deny
- incorrupt
- approbate
- accept
Etymology
- sentence (French)
- sententia (Latin)
4. life
noun. [‘ˈlaɪf’] the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities.
Synonyms
- experience
Antonyms
- strength
- heaviness
Etymology
- lif (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. life
noun. [‘ˈlaɪf’] a characteristic state or mode of living.
Synonyms
- existence
- being
- ghetto
Antonyms
- nonexistence
- youngness
- majority
- minority
Etymology
- lif (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. life
noun. [‘ˈlaɪf’] the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living.
Synonyms
- beingness
- being
Antonyms
- nonexistence
- oldness
- mature
Etymology
- lif (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. life
noun. [‘ˈlaɪf’] the condition of living or the state of being alive.
Synonyms
- alive
- live
- animation
- beingness
- survival
- existence
- life eternal
- aliveness
- being
- eternal life
- living
- skin
- dead
Antonyms
- dead
- nonexistence
- alive
- old
Etymology
- lif (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. life
noun. [‘ˈlaɪf’] the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death).
Synonyms
- dying
- birth
- life-time
- afterlife
- demise
- lifetime
- eld
- lifespan
- hereafter
- time of life
- period of time
- period
- time period
- death
Antonyms
- death
- rejuvenate
- middle
- beginning
Etymology
- lif (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. life
noun. [‘ˈlaɪf’] the period between birth and the present time.
Synonyms
- period of time
- period
- time period
Antonyms
- uneager
- end
- stillbirth
- past
Etymology
- lif (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. life
noun. [‘ˈlaɪf’] a living person.
Synonyms
- someone
- soul
- person
- individual
- somebody
Antonyms
- happiness
- courage
- cowardice
- deaden
Etymology
- lif (Middle English (1100-1500))
Словосочетания
Перевод по словам
life — жизнь, срок службы, образ жизни, пожизненный, длящийся всю жизнь
sentence — предложение, приговор, изречение, приговорить, приговаривать, осуждать
Примеры
The judge imposed a life sentence.
Судья назначил пожизненное заключение.
He was given a life sentence in prison.
Он получил пожизненное заключение в тюрьме.
He was sentenced to life for the murder.
Он был приговорён к пожизненному заключению за убийство.
Murder carries a mandatory life sentence.
Убийство карается обязательным пожизненным заключением.
He has just begun a life sentence for murder.
Он только-только начал отбывать пожизненное заключение за убийство.
The governor remitted the remainder of her life sentence.
Губернатор отменил остаток её пожизненного заключения.
The judge commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment.
Судья заменил смертный приговор на пожизненное заключение.
He appealed for a commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment.
Он обратился с просьбой о замене его смертного приговора пожизненным заключением.
The murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Убийца был приговорён к пожизненному тюремному заключению без возможности условно-досрочного освобождения.
The remorseless killer was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole.
Этот безжалостный убийца был приговорён к пожизненному тюремному заключению без возможности условно-досрочного освобождения.
Another fall meant a life sentence. *
Еще один арест, и он получит пожизненное тюремное заключение.
The notorious paper-hanger is now awaiting trial that can result in a life sentence. *
Знаменитый изготовитель поддельных чеков ожидает суда, который может приговорить его к пожизненному заключению.
Примеры, отмеченные *, могут содержать сленг и разговорные фразы.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
He’s currently serving two concurrent life sentences for murder. 
…the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment…
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