ˌlife ˈsentence BrE AmE noun [countable]
the punishment of sending someone to prison for the rest of their life or for a very long time:
Miller is serving a life sentence for murder.
ˌlife ˈsentence BrE AmE noun [countable]
the punishment of sending someone to prison for the rest of their life or for a very long time:
Miller is serving a life sentence for murder.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012