life sentence

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of the defendant's life.

Equivalents

Españolcadena perpetua presidio perpetuo prisión perpetua

Françaiscondamnation à perpétuité emprisonnement à perpétuité

Deutschlebenslange Haftstrafe lebenslänglich

16 more languages

العربيةحَبْس مُؤَبَّد حُكْم مُؤَبَّد سجن مؤبدسَجْن مَدَى الْحَيَاةِ

Češtinadoživotí

Ελληνικάισόβια ισόβια δεσμά

Suomielinkautinen elinkautistuomio

Magyaréletfogytiglan

Italianoergastolo

日本語無期懲役終身刑

한국어무기징역 종신형

Nederlandslevenslang levenslange gevangenisstraf

Polskidożywocie

Portuguêsprisão perpétua

Românăînchisoare pe viață

Русскийпожи́зненное заключе́ние

Svenskalivsstraff livstidsdom livstidsstraff

Tagaloghabang-buhay na pagkabilanggo habang-buhay na pagkakulong kadena-perpetwa

Tiếng Việtchúng thần

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

life settlement life sim life simulation life skill life span life stage

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