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
By an 11-1 vote, a Miami-Dade County jury originally sentenced him to death, but that sentence was overturned in 2017 after a new state law ruled it unconstitutional for a death sentence to be imposed without a unanimous jury verdict, according to the court records.
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began over Iran’s ailing economy.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Some have shouted their support for the late former shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, something that could bring a death sentence in the past.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began over Iran’s ailing economy.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began over Iran’s ailing economy.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Some have shouted their support for the late former shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, something that could bring a death sentence in the past.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began over Iran’s ailing economy.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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