life sentencen.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪf ˌsɛntəns/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪf ˈˌsɛntns/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: life n., sentence n.

Etymology: < life n. + sentence n. Compare earlier life imprisonment n. at life n. Compounds 3 and death sentence n. at death n. Compounds 2.

1. A sentence of imprisonment (formerly also transportation) for life. Cf. life n. 8b, life imprisonment n. at Compounds 3.In practice a life sentence may now often not result in imprisonment for life (and in some countries a maximum limit is set on custodial sentences). However, a very long period of time must typically be served before parole becomes a possibility.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > course or span of life > prison sentence for life

life imprisonment1794

life sentence1817

lifer1825

life term1861

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > sentence or term of > life

life sentence1817

lifer1825

life1833

1817 S. Watson Let. 1 July in W. Roscoe Observ. Penal Jurispr. App. 118 Pardon, now and then granted to delinquents under a life sentence.

1893 Pall Mall Mag. Christmas No. 224 He..had received a life sentence.

1913 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-News 27 Feb. 3/2 (heading) London suffragettes face life sentences for burning buildings.

1990 L. H. Birnie Rock & Hard Place x. 177 A life sentence can include the possibility of parole anywhere from seven to twenty-five years, depending on what kind of life sentence is given.

2004 Gay Times Feb. 54/3 The lesbian nurse who received 13 life sentences..for murdering four children.

2. figurative. A commitment, illness, etc., regarded as an enduring or lifelong burden.

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1904 H. E. Rives Castaway 213 Dragging the chain and ball of a life sentence of desperation.

1955 Times 15 Nov. 9/5 Federation is to be a life-sentence..on the region.

1976 M. Meade Free Woman ii. 24 She began to feel that marriage, especially a bad marriage, needn't be a life sentence. In 1864, she filed for divorce.

1990 Thrust Winter 18/3 Herpes is a life sentence, but AIDS is a death sentence.

Derivatives

ˈlife-sentenced adj.

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1836 J. F. O'Connell Resid. Eleven Years New Holland v. 72 The life-sentenced double convicts are usually sent to Norfolk Island.

1901 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 744/2 This hapless man had completed seventeen of the twenty years which all life-sentenced prisoners must serve before release on license.

2008 Irish News (Nexis) 17 Mar. 17 The life sentenced population is increasing significantly each year. This brings challenges on the prison service.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	life sentence
释义	life sentencen. Brit. /ˈlʌɪf ˌsɛntəns/, U.S. /ˈlaɪf ˈˌsɛntns/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: life n., sentence n. Etymology: < life n. + sentence n. Compare earlier life imprisonment n. at life n. Compounds 3 and death sentence n. at death n. Compounds 2. 1. A sentence of imprisonment (formerly also transportation) for life. Cf. life n. 8b, life imprisonment n. at Compounds 3.In practice a life sentence may now often not result in imprisonment for life (and in some countries a maximum limit is set on custodial sentences). However, a very long period of time must typically be served before parole becomes a possibility. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > course or span of life > prison sentence for life life imprisonment1794 life sentence1817 lifer1825 life term1861 society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > sentence or term of > life life sentence1817 lifer1825 life1833 1817 S. Watson Let. 1 July in W. Roscoe Observ. Penal Jurispr. App. 118 Pardon, now and then granted to delinquents under a life sentence. 1893 Pall Mall Mag. Christmas No. 224 He..had received a life sentence. 1913 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-News 27 Feb. 3/2 (heading) London suffragettes face life sentences for burning buildings. 1990 L. H. Birnie Rock & Hard Place x. 177 A life sentence can include the possibility of parole anywhere from seven to twenty-five years, depending on what kind of life sentence is given. 2004 Gay Times Feb. 54/3 The lesbian nurse who received 13 life sentences..for murdering four children. 2. figurative. A commitment, illness, etc., regarded as an enduring or lifelong burden. ΚΠ 1904 H. E. Rives Castaway 213 Dragging the chain and ball of a life sentence of desperation. 1955 Times 15 Nov. 9/5 Federation is to be a life-sentence..on the region. 1976 M. Meade Free Woman ii. 24 She began to feel that marriage, especially a bad marriage, needn't be a life sentence. In 1864, she filed for divorce. 1990 Thrust Winter 18/3 Herpes is a life sentence, but AIDS is a death sentence. Derivatives ˈlife-sentenced adj. ΚΠ 1836 J. F. O'Connell Resid. Eleven Years New Holland v. 72 The life-sentenced double convicts are usually sent to Norfolk Island. 1901 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 744/2 This hapless man had completed seventeen of the twenty years which all life-sentenced prisoners must serve before release on license. 2008 Irish News (Nexis) 17 Mar. 17 The life sentenced population is increasing significantly each year. This brings challenges on the prison service. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1817
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