death sentence
noun
1
: a sentence condemning a convicted defendant to death
2
: an affliction or a situation that is considered to be fatal
also
: a prognosis of death
Examples of death sentence in a Sentence
She received a death sentence for the murders.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pike's lawyers appealed her death sentence multiple times.
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 24 May 2024
Khan might have signed a death sentence for his court.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 May 2024
Knowing that losing their case could be a death sentence, the Duráns hired an immigration lawyer in San Antonio to help them through the process.
—Edgar Sandoval, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The verdict was affirmed on appeal, but the death sentence was tossed out.
—Longreads, 2 May 2024
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 24 May 2024
Khan might have signed a death sentence for his court.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 May 2024
Knowing that losing their case could be a death sentence, the Duráns hired an immigration lawyer in San Antonio to help them through the process.
—Edgar Sandoval, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The verdict was affirmed on appeal, but the death sentence was tossed out.
—Longreads, 2 May 2024
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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