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natural life sentence

natural life sentence noun: a life sentence without the possibility of parole, commutation, etc.

Noun

natural life sentence (plural natural life sentences)

  1. A 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 of natural life sentence

Forms of natural life sentence

pluralnatural life sentences

Questions about natural life sentence

What does natural life sentence mean?
Natural life sentence means a life sentence without the possibility of parole, commutation, etc.
What part of speech is natural life sentence?
Natural life sentence is a noun.
What is the plural of natural life sentence?
The plural of natural life sentence is natural life sentences.

Words near natural life sentence in the dictionary

  1. natural languages
  2. natural law
  3. natural laws
  4. natural leaven
  5. natural leavens
  6. natural life sentence
  7. natural life sentences
  8. natural light
  9. natural log
  10. natural logarithm
  11. natural logarithms

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