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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The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Johnson's request to commute his death sentence to a lesser penalty on Friday.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Last Wednesday, the Indiana Parole Board rejected a clemency plea from Ritchie, who had petitioned the board to commute his death sentence to life without parole.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
That would have been a death sentence for vast parts of the planet.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
If convicted, he could be sentenced to death by an 8-4 jury vote, the lowest threshold in the country for a death sentence.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Last Wednesday, the Indiana Parole Board rejected a clemency plea from Ritchie, who had petitioned the board to commute his death sentence to life without parole.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
That would have been a death sentence for vast parts of the planet.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
If convicted, he could be sentenced to death by an 8-4 jury vote, the lowest threshold in the country for a death sentence.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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