As a result of the trial, the defendant received a life sentence.
He received an indefinite suspension from work.
This contract is renewed indefinitely.
Abbreviation of 無期懲役; used in legal and news contexts to refer to a life sentence.
See also: 無期懲役
The judge sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment.
At that company, you can sign an employment contract with no fixed term.
The prosecution demanded a life sentence for the defendant.
終身刑 refers to a life sentence with no possibility of release, whereas 無期 (as used for 無期懲役) technically allows parole after a set period.
無期 is a shorter, more legalistic form often seen in compounds like 無期懲役 (life imprisonment), while 無期限 is the general everyday word for 'indefinite'.
life imprisonment
adjournment sine die; adjournment for an indefinite period
indefinite postponement
life imprisonment; indefinite imprisonment
life imprisonment without work
Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 期 (ki, 'period' or 'term').