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 Cole family's attorneys said Cole made a stupid mistake to run from police and possess a gun at the mall, but neither is a death sentence.
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Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Trump’s call for Brown to receive a death sentence in the stabbing of Zarutska, which became a major story across the state and the country after gruesome surveillance video was released by authorities last week, could renew attention on the status of the death penalty in North Carolina.
—Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Hinton is facing a possible death sentence.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
The mother of one Israeli hostage said the strike could serve as a death sentence for her son.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Trump’s call for Brown to receive a death sentence in the stabbing of Zarutska, which became a major story across the state and the country after gruesome surveillance video was released by authorities last week, could renew attention on the status of the death penalty in North Carolina.
—Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Hinton is facing a possible death sentence.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
The mother of one Israeli hostage said the strike could serve as a death sentence for her son.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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