• Elise@beehaw.org
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    2 months ago

    Afaik life can mean different things in different jurisdictions. I can mean the rest of someone’s life but it can also be set to a specific number of years, e.g. 30 years.

    Life can also be indeterminate, and based on future assessments.

    And 1st degree murder doesn’t necessarily give you life, the punishment and interpretation can be quite flexible, but a minimum might be set such as 25 years.