natural life sentence

noun

A life sentence without the possibility of parole, commutation, etc.

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Meanings

nounnatural life sentence (plural natural life sentences)

plural natural life sentences

  1. lawA life sentence without the possibility of parole, commutation, etc.

    Justice Kennedy's opinion toyed with the notion that for adolescents, a natural life sentence is on the same proportionality plane as a death sentence.

    2016, Peter Hodgkinson, The International Library of Essays on Capital Punishment, volume 1, Routledge, →ISBN

    Synonyms: LWOP

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA life sentence without the possibility of parole, commutation, etc.

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LWOP
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APA

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MLA

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