life imprisonment without work
Legal term for a life sentence without compulsory labor, as opposed to 無期懲役 (life imprisonment with work).
The court sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment without work.
Standard legal spelling using 禁錮.
Variant spelling using 禁固; also seen in legal contexts.
Compound of 無期 (indefinite term) and 禁錮 (imprisonment without work), a legal term established in modern Japanese law.