"LWOP" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} LWOP (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of leave without pay. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: leave without pay
    Sense id: en-LWOP-en-noun-2hQqrIlh
  2. (criminal law) Initialism of life (sentence) without (the possibility of) parole. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: life (extra: (sentence) without (the possibility of) parole)
    Sense id: en-LWOP-en-noun-5IQVULNO Categories (other): Criminal law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Prison Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Prison: 0 100
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