Life imprisonment
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Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment in which the convicted individual will remain incarcerated for the rest of their natural life, with or without the possibility of release. Crimes that
Mugshot of Burton Phillips, sentenced to life imprisonment for bank robbery, 1935
Murder
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Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse and committed with the necessary intent as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction. This state of mind may,
Life imprisonment
…possibility of release. Crimes that are punishable by life imprisonment are considered extremely serious and usually violent. Examples of these crimes are murder, torture, terrorism, child abuse resulting in death, rape, espionage, treason, illegal drug trade, human trafficking, severe fraud and financial crimes…
Cain slaying Abel, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1600
A group of Thugs strangling a traveller on a highway in the early 19th century