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life imprisonment
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (legal)
a. la prison à perpétuité (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The judge sentenced the murderer to life imprisonment.Le juge a condamné le meurtrier à la prison à perpétuité.
b. la perpette (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Anyone who commits murder in this state can get life imprisonment.Toute personne qui commet un meurtre dans cet État peut prendre perpette.
c. la perpète (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
If the jury finds him guilty of murder, Marcus could get life imprisonment with no chance of parole.Si le jury le déclare coupable de meurtre, Marcus pourrait prendre perpète sans possibilité de libération conditionnelle.
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