Is that so? Where I come from a life sentence is... literally a life sentence: you are imprisoned in a dungeon until you die, or until your day of execution. I see that it works differently in some places.
[ But she nods, seeing the sense in the time limit. ] But forty years is definitely a long time, considering the average lifespan of a human being. [ There is something that does not seem quite right to her however -- ] But... "awarded"? If we say that a person is awarded three life sentences, how are they supposed to serve them, if they are not able to live for so long?