LWOP

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Initialism of leave without pay.

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Meanings

nounLWOP (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of leave without pay.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablecriminal lawInitialism of life (sentence) without (the possibility of) parole.

    In two of these studies, LWOP inmates had rates of prison misconduct that were equivalent to parole-eligible inmates.

    2008, Matt DeLisi, Peter John Conis, Violent Offenders: Theory, Research, Public Policy, and Practice, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 244

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
natural life sentence

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

LWOP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LWOP

MLA

“LWOP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LWOP. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “LWOP,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LWOP.

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