period of life

  • 1period of life — index lifetime Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Life imprisonment in England and Wales — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …

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  • 3Life expectancy — This article is about the measure of remaining life. For the Dean Koontz novel, see Life Expectancy (novel). For List of countries by life expectancy, see List of countries by life expectancy. Life expectancy is the expected (in the statistical… …

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  • 4period — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 length of time ADJECTIVE ▪ extended, lengthy, long, prolonged, sustained ▪ brief, limited, short …

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  • 5life insurance — An insurance policy that pays a monetary benefit to the insured person s survivors after death. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Insurance policy valid for a limited period (term life) or throughout the insured s life (whole life) whereby an… …

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  • 6life — n. 1. Vitality, the vital spark, the breath of life, the breath of one s nostrils. 2. Time from birth to death, period of life, lifetime. 3. Animated existence, living beings. 4. Mode or course of living, manner of life, course, career. 5.… …

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  • 7Life imprisonment — or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, often for most or even all of the criminal s remaining life, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of… …

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  • 8life — [laɪf] noun lives PLURALFORM [laɪvz] [countable] 1. the period of time during which something takes place or exists: • industrial products used during the life of a mining operation • The rate of interest is often subsidized and fixed for the… …

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  • 9Life — • The enigma of life is still one of the two or three most difficult problems that face both scientist and philosopher Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Life     Life      …

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  • 10life — W1S1 [laıf] n plural lives [laıvz] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time somebody is alive)¦ 2¦(state of being alive)¦ 3¦(way somebody lives)¦ 4¦(particular situation/job)¦ 5 social/personal/sex etc life 6¦(human existence)¦ 7¦(time when something exists/works)¦ …

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