reclusión perpetua
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “permanent imprisonment”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rekluˌsjom peɾˈpetwa/ [re.kluˌsjõm peɾˈpe.t̪wa]
- Syllabification: re‧clu‧sión per‧pe‧tua
Noun
reclusión perpetua f (plural reclusiones perpetuas)
- (law) a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment in the Philippines, Argentina, and several other Spanish-speaking countries