KnowraLife imprisonmentLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Life imprisonment, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 1Related 4Compared with 2Capital punishmentCompared with: It is the principal alternative to execution in many capital cases.Retributive justiceBroader topic: Its severity tests how retributive systems rank grave offenses and culpability.MurderRelated: It is a possible sentence for murder in many jurisdictions.Radovan KaradžićRelated: The appeal judgment replaced Karadžić’s original 40-year sentence with life imprisonment.Nuremberg executionsCompared with: Several Nuremberg defendants received prison terms instead of execution.Bo XilaiRelated: Bo received a life sentence after his convictions, with no ordinary political return.Mumia Abu-JamalRelated: After the death sentence was set aside, prosecutors chose life imprisonment without parole.