life sentence

noun
🔊/ˌlaɪf ˈsentəns/
🔊/ˌlaɪf ˈsentəns/
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  1. the punishment by which somebody spends the rest of their life or a very long period of time in prison无期徒刑;终身监禁
    • He’s currently serving a life sentence for murder.他目前因谋杀而被判无期徒刑。
    Topics Crime and punishmentb2