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It's more or less a legal fiction. It means it is considered that the accused has committed crimes that deserve more than a death sentence (for example: killed more than one person, in a country where killing a person implies the death sentence). Similarly, in countries where there is no death sentence, you may hear about a convicted criminal given "two consecutive life sentences", which makes just as little sense.
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What is the meaning of parenthesis?
A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or dashes., One of the curved lines () which inclose a parenthetic word or phrase.
Negative fifteen is three more than twice a numberFind the number?
This can easily be solved using algebra. First, translate the meaning of the sentence into an algebraic equation.supposing x is the number,-15 + 3 = 2(x)-12 = 2xx = -6
What division sentence equals 35?
70 ÷ 2 = 35
How many factors are in the multiplication sentence 9X4 equals 36?
2
Can someone simplify 2 with a power of 5?
2 is a prime number, meaning that it is the simplest it can be.
