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prison term vs life sentence

life sentence vs prison term

prison term and life sentence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prison term Yes No No No
life sentence Yes No No No
As nouns, life sentence is a hyponym of prison term; that is, life sentence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prison term:
  • prison term: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
  • life sentence: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
Other hyponyms of prison term include hard time, life.
prison term (noun) life sentence (noun)
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
Difference between prison term and life sentence

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