noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ six months' , ten years' , etc.
▪ life
▪ indefinite
▪ false , unlawful ( esp. BrE ), wrongful
VERB + IMPRISONMENT
▪ be liable to ( BrE ), face
▪
Anyone committing the offence is liable to ~.
▪
The coup leaders could face life ~.
▪ receive ( esp. BrE ), suffer
▪
Those who were captured suffered ~.
▪ be released from
▪ sentence sb to
IMPRISONMENT + VERB
▪ be suspended for sth ( AmE )
▪
a term of ~, suspended for 15 months
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
~ for illegal possession of weapons
PHRASES
▪ ~ without trial
▪ a period of ~ , a sentence of ~ , a term of ~
▪ punishable by ~
▪
a felony punishable by ~