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.
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For example, a 10-year sentence may be reduced to five years, or a death sentence changed to life imprisonment.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The death sentence has been used only twice in Israeli history.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
With these words, the jailer confirmed the notion that the right circumstances had occurred for a death sentence to be given.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Smithers' current attorneys most recently argued that executing an elderly person violates his constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment and no longer served the initial purpose of his death sentence.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The death sentence has been used only twice in Israeli history.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
With these words, the jailer confirmed the notion that the right circumstances had occurred for a death sentence to be given.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Smithers' current attorneys most recently argued that executing an elderly person violates his constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment and no longer served the initial purpose of his death sentence.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for death sentence
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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