Reclusion Perpetua ==> - habambuhay na pagká-kulóng; mábigát na parusa sa ilalim ng Binagong Kodigo Penal ng Pilipinas, na tumátagál ng 20 taón at isáng araw hanggang 40 taón; ipinápataw sa mga krimeng pág-patáy at panggá-gahasa; may kalakip itóng parusang págkawalá ng karapatang mágbentâ ó mágpamana ng arí-arian, at itó ay hadlang sa pag-hawak ng katungkulan sa taong bayan;

English Synonyms
(a severe life-long imprisonment penalty for heinous crimes that replaced the death penalty in the Philippines; it is an indivisible penalty that requires at least 30 years before

a potential pardon eligibility; imposed for serious crimes such as murder, rape, kidnapping for ransom, or treason; unlike life imprisonment, which can sometimes be a

shorter, fixed term, defined in the Revised Penal Code

as spanning from 20 years and 1 day to 40 years.)

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