Sentence examples for term of years from inspiring English sources

Nine voted for life without parole, one for a term of years and two for death.

Ordination is for life, but the exercise of the office is often for a term of years.

"Nothing in the court's opinion affects the imposition of a sentence to a term of years without the possibility of parole," he wrote.

These separate voyages, financed by groups of merchants within the company, were replaced in 1612 by terminable joint stocks, which covered operations over a term of years.

However, even for a man of 55 years of age, the minimum term of years must be a very long one indeed".

Given the magnitude of the crime, Mr. Litt said a "reasonable" sentence would be 150 years — "or, alternatively, a term of years that both would assure that Madoff will remain in prison for life, and forcefully would promote general deterrence".

To the Florida appeals court, "Graham applies not only to life without parole sentences, but also to lengthy term-of-years sentences that amount to de facto life sentences," and "a de facto life sentence is one that exceeds the defendant's life expectancy".

However, most applications are submitted during the autumn term of year 13.

HeLP is a multicomponent four-phase programme delivered to 9 10-year-olds over three school terms (spring and summer term of Year 5 and autumn term of Year 6).

They are thinking in terms of years, not weeks.

In terms of years of life lost to cancer, melanoma ranks second only to adult leukemia.