to undergo a sentence — отбывать наказание
to serve sentence — отбывать приговор, наказание
serve a life sentence — отбывать пожизненный срок
served a life sentence — отбывал пожизненный срок
serving a sentence — отбывающий срок; отбытие срока
English-Russian big medical dictionary. 2005.
life sentence — n 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
life sentence — noun a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives he got life for killing the guard • Syn: ↑life • Derivationally related forms: ↑lifer (for: ↑life) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
life sentence — life sentences N COUNT If someone receives a life sentence, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life, or for a very long period of time. Some were serving life sentences for murder … English dictionary
Life imprisonment — or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, often for most or even all of the criminal s remaining life, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of… … Wikipedia
Life (NBC TV series) — Life Life title sequence Genre Crime drama Created by Rand Ravich Starring … Wikipedia
Life imprisonment in England and Wales — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions … Wikipedia
sentence — sen|tence1 W2S1 [ˈsentəns] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin sententia feeling, opinion, sentence , from sentire; SENTIENT] 1.) a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences… … Dictionary of contemporary English
life — n. (pl. lives) 1 the condition which distinguishes active animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, functional activity, and continual change preceding death. 2 a living things and their activity (insect life;… … Useful english dictionary
sentence — 01. He was [sentenced] to 20 years in prison for a crime he didn t commit. 02. He was [sentenced] to death for the murder of his wife and children. 03. Mike Tyson was [sentenced] to pay a heavy fine after he bit off a piece of another boxer s ear … Grammatical examples in English
Life (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Life caption = Life title screen genre = Drama/Police procedural creator = Rand Ravich starring = Damian Lewis Sarah Shahi Brent Sexton Donal Logue Adam Arkin Brooke Langton Robin Weigert (Season 1) executive… … Wikipedia
sentence — [[t]se̱ntəns[/t]] ♦♦ sentences, sentencing, sentenced 1) N COUNT A sentence is a group of words which, when they are written down, begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a… … English dictionary
