"無期懲役" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [mɯ̟kʲi t͡ɕo̞ːe̞kʲi] Forms: 無期懲役 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (ちょう), (えき)), muki chōeki [romanization], 無期懲役 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: Compound of 無期(むき) (muki, “indefinite”) + 懲役(ちょうえき) (chōeki, “imprisonment with work”). Etymology templates: {{com-ja|無期|むき|懲役|ちょうえき|t1=indefinite|t2=imprisonment with work}} 無期(むき) (muki, “indefinite”) + 懲役(ちょうえき) (chōeki, “imprisonment with work”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|むき ちょうえき}} 無(む)期(き)懲(ちょう)役(えき) • (muki chōeki)
  1. life imprisonment with work
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          "懲",
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          "役",
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          "name": "Prison",
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    }
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          "ちょう"
        ],
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      "form": "無期懲役",
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        "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 役 read as えき",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 懲 read as ちょう",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 期 read as き",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 無 read as む",
        "Japanese terms with 4 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
        "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "無期懲役"
}

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