life off

verb

To sentence (someone) to life imprisonment.

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Meanings

verblife off (third-person singular simple present lifes off, present participle lifing off, simple past and past participle lifed off)

present singular third person lifes off · participle present lifing off · participle past lifed off · past lifed off

  1. UKslangTo sentence (someone) to life imprisonment.

    (As Mark Twain said, "Most of us can run pretty well all day long on one compliment.") By talking candidly about the problems of adolescence or the vagaries of the parent-child relationship, some high school coaches extend their reach to life off the court.

    2012, Bill Bradley, Values of the Game, RosettaBooks, →ISBN
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APA

life off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20off

MLA

“life off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20off.

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