(~s)
If someone receives a ~, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life, or for a very long period of time.
Some were serving ~s for murder.
N-COUNT
(~s)
If someone receives a ~, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life, or for a very long period of time.
Some were serving ~s for murder.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012