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in prison

verb as in behind bars

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Collins is charged with the distribution of protonitazene resulting in death and, if convicted, faces a minimum sentence of 20 years and a maximum sentence of life in prison.

The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without parole for the 1989 slaying of their parents — a crime they admitted to.

If convicted as charged, Gutierrez-Ochoa faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison on the drug distribution conspiracy charge.

In a courtroom, telling outrageous lies under oath is the sort of thing that can land you in prison.

From Slate

Regular people, of course, would still be subject to regular criminal courts, where they might get life in prison for stealing a few VHS tapes.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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