death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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Rodney Alcala had been on death row for more than 30 years.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
The federal judge weighing his appeal has ordered a review of all California capital cases in which a defendant from Alameda County is still on death row.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
The federal judge weighing his appeal has ordered a review of all California capital cases in which a defendant from Alameda County is still on death row.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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