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
The man convicted in Polly Klaas' 1993 kidnapping from a sleepover and subsequent murder is asking the California Superior Court to overturn his death sentence.
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
The Missouri Supreme Court first upheld the death sentence in 2010 and again in 2014.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Locals buy their groceries in bulk once a week from Lake Charles, and a medical emergency could mean a death sentence, with the nearest hospital located 1 hour away.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Ault’s fate depended on only eight jurors after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law last April that allows juries to recommend a death sentence with an 8-4 vote instead of a unanimous vote.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Pye’s jury recommended a death sentence, which was ultimately imposed by the court in addition to three life sentences plus 20 years, according to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
In 2021, a panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted relief and vacated Pye’s death sentence, agreeing, in part, that his trial lawyer didn’t adequately prepare for the sentencing phase of his trial.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
Of the 64 homicide offenders in Boone County between 1976 and 2019, three were sentenced to death, making the county's death sentence rate roughly six times higher than the state's as a whole.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
Four times Randy succeeded in having his death sentence vacated, to then be re-tried, and most recently a judge granted his demand for an entirely new trial.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 Mar. 2024
Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
The Missouri Supreme Court first upheld the death sentence in 2010 and again in 2014.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Locals buy their groceries in bulk once a week from Lake Charles, and a medical emergency could mean a death sentence, with the nearest hospital located 1 hour away.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Ault’s fate depended on only eight jurors after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law last April that allows juries to recommend a death sentence with an 8-4 vote instead of a unanimous vote.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Pye’s jury recommended a death sentence, which was ultimately imposed by the court in addition to three life sentences plus 20 years, according to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
In 2021, a panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted relief and vacated Pye’s death sentence, agreeing, in part, that his trial lawyer didn’t adequately prepare for the sentencing phase of his trial.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
Of the 64 homicide offenders in Boone County between 1976 and 2019, three were sentenced to death, making the county's death sentence rate roughly six times higher than the state's as a whole.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
Four times Randy succeeded in having his death sentence vacated, to then be re-tried, and most recently a judge granted his demand for an entirely new trial.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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