Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

10-20-life

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: 10-20-life
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Florida Statute 775.087

American usage

Example Sentences

"For example, when I asked the lobbyist for the Florida Sheriffs Association about the FSA's rationale for supporting 10-20-life, he responded that offenders were "getting too much gain-time and ... it just wasn't right.""

Etymology

From the facts that, under this statute, (during the commission of certain felonies): * Producing a firearm carries a mandatory 10-year prison sentence; * Firing a firearm carries a mandatory 20-year prison sentence; * Hitting someone with a firearm carries a mandatory 25-year to life prison sentence.

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does 10-20-life mean?: Florida Statute 775.087
Where does 10-20-life come from?: From the facts that, under this statute, (during the commission of certain felonies): * Producing a firearm carries a mandatory 10-year prison sentence; * Firing a firearm carries a mandatory 20-year prison sentence; * Hitting someone with a firearm carries a mandatory 25-year to life prison sentence.

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