habang-buhay na pagkabilanggo

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Spanish reclusión perpetua, from habang-buhay +‎ na +‎ pagkabilanggo. Sense 2, semantic loan from English life imprisonment.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌhabaŋ ˌbuhaj na paɡkabilaŋˈɡoʔ/, [ˌha.bɐm ˌbu.haɪ̯ nɐ pɐɡ.kɐ.bɪ.lɐŋˈɡoʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ha‧bang-bu‧hay na pag‧ka‧bi‧lang‧go

Noun[edit]

habang-buhay na pagkabilanggô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ ᜈ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ)

  1. 40-year imprisonment (penalty under Philippine criminal law)
  2. life imprisonment
    Synonym: kadena-perpetwa
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