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1 imprisonment
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2 commute a sentence from death to life imprisonment
commute a sentence from death to life imprisonmentEnglish-Dutch dictionary > commute a sentence from death to life imprisonment
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3 life imprisonment
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4 false imprisonment
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5 sentence of imprisonment
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6 suspended imprisonment
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7 commute
v. pendelen, forenzen (naar werk); vervangen[ kəmjoe:t]♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 verlichten ⇒ verminderen, omzetten2 veranderen ⇒ omzetten, afkopen♦voorbeelden:1 commute a sentence from death to life imprisonment • een vonnis van doodstraf in levenslang omzetten2 commute an insurance policy into/for a lump sum • een verzekeringspolis afkopen voor een uitkering ineens -
8 life
n. "Life", Amerikaans maandblad gespecialiseerd in fotopers[ lajf] 〈meervoud: lives〉♦voorbeelden:1 〈 benaming voor〉 leven ⇒ bestaan; levendigheid; bedrijvigheid; levensduur/tijd; levensbeschrijving/verhaal♦voorbeelden:a matter of life and death • een zaak van leven of doodmake life easy • niet moeilijk doeneveryday life • het leven van alledag〈 informeel〉 you (can) bet your life • nou en of!, wat dacht je!save someone's life • iemands leven reddenstart life • geboren wordentake one's (own) life • zelfmoord plegentake someone's life • iemand om het leven brengenfor life • voor het leven, levenslangfor the life of me I couldn't remember it • al sla je me dood, ik weet het echt niet meerrun for one's life • rennen voor je levenpainted from life • naar het leven geschilderdthe other life • het leven hiernamaalsthis is the life! • dit is/noem ik nog eens leven!this life • dit (aardse) leven〈 spreekwoord〉 while there is life there is hope • zolang er leven is, is er hoopescape with life and limb • het er levend afbrengenthe life (and soul) of the party • de gangmaker van het feestbreathe life into a party • een feest opvrolijken/verlevendigenstart life • zijn carrière beginnenhis records/stamps are his life • zijn platen/postzegels zijn zijn lust en zijn leven
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