Eli5 what it means when someone gets life in prison PLUS additional time

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I just heard on the TV that someone got life in prison plus 47 years. I never understood this. Life in prison is life in prison so what does this mean when they get additional time on top of life in prison?

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You have gotten great answers.

To add a subjective perspective, say someone kills a group of friends, including one of your nearest and dearest. The killer gets convicted for one of the friends murder, then another of the friends murder. When they get to the murder of your dearest, the court says; nah, we already have enough, they’ll be here for life anyway so it doesn’t matter.

All of the crimes needs to be acknowledged. Everyone deserves justice.

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