get life

English

Verb

get life (third-person singular simple present gets life, present participle getting life, simple past got life, past participle (UK) got life or (US) gotten life)

  1. (law, informal, idiomatic) To receive a life sentence.

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with the idiomatic expression get a life, which has a different meaning.

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