Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

life imprisonment

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: life im-pris-on-ment
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being imprisoned for the rest of one's life.

Uncountable

noun

A sentence of imprisonment of thirty years.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

life imprisonments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

life sentence

Questions

What does life imprisonment mean?: The state of being imprisoned for the rest of one's life.

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