The perpetual is eternal, it has no end or extends to the end of life.
Perpetual is that which lasts eternally, that is, forever . Coming from the Latin word perpetŭus , this term is used to name what is capable of lasting over time and that has no end or that remains until the end of life .
For example: «The death of a child is a perpetual pain that you must always live with» , «Cheer up! It's just a bad streak: there is no such thing as perpetual misfortune, things will soon turn out better for you . "In some areas of Russia, it seems that there is a perpetual winter that punishes the population with very low temperatures throughout the year."
perpetual imprisonment
Life imprisonment , also known as life imprisonment , is a type of sentence that is established against a serious crime . This is the deprivation of liberty for an indefinite period, a period that may involve imprisonment for life. It is common for life imprisonment to replace the death penalty as the most severe punishment. In some cases, sentences of more than 20 years in prison also fall within this classification, because it is considered too long a period of deprivation of liberty that generates severe physical and psychological consequences in prisoners.
In the European Union there is a concept known as a reviewable life sentence , which refers to the possibility of reviewing a prisoner's sentence within a certain period of time and, taking into account the attitudes that the convicted person has had since the moment of imprisonment. and other circumstances, whether or not to grant him freedom .
The Virgin of Perpetual Help is an oriental icon.
A controversial punishment
This issue arouses endless controversies, given that many people claim that it is a good measure to act against crime, without falling into the brutal decision of capital punishment ; However, another sector assures that it is not a constructive measure since it causes irreversible damage to the convicted, preventing them from starting over, even if they were sorry for what they had done. Unfortunately, a reviewable life sentence is not a better alternative solution to the death penalty or life imprisonment itself.
It is known that countries that contemplate a reviewable life sentence among their laws have prisoners who serve a sentence that lasts an average of 20 years, however, in other countries such as Spain the average is 40 years, an experience of the in which the condemned come out absolutely mentally damaged and incapable of leading a moderately stable social life .
There are various opinions about whether or not this measure is constitutional . In the case of Spain, given the results that these sentences cause, it is estimated that this is not the case because the Constitution itself explains that all custodial sentences must have as their primary objective the social reintegration of those convicted , and these people clearly can't do it after this experience.
Other uses of the term perpetual
It should be noted that perpetuity can be linked to a position that is obtained by inheritance or by appointment and that extends until the end of life. Said position, therefore, is for life : "I cannot understand how society accepts a perpetual senator: that is not democratic," "The dictator tried to obtain impunity by appointing himself as a perpetual congressman."
The Virgin of Perpetual Help , on the other hand, is an oriental icon that began to be the object of devotion of the Augustinians in Rome , when the 15th century was coming to an end. Its festival takes place every June 27 . It is also interesting to note that this Virgin has long been named Patroness of the Haitian territory.