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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That includes the 2001 death sentence for Miguel Augustine Lopez, who was condemned after Anderson successfully managed to keep every person of color from sitting on his jury.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The mass murderer, Dylann Roof, received a death sentence after being convicted of 33 federal hate crime and murder charges.
—USA Today, 2 June 2026
He was handed a death sentence, which was later reduced to life in prison without parole.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Pitchford first appealed his conviction and death sentence to the Mississippi Supreme Court, and then sought relief from the federal district court in Mississippi.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The mass murderer, Dylann Roof, received a death sentence after being convicted of 33 federal hate crime and murder charges.
—USA Today, 2 June 2026
He was handed a death sentence, which was later reduced to life in prison without parole.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Pitchford first appealed his conviction and death sentence to the Mississippi Supreme Court, and then sought relief from the federal district court in Mississippi.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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