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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Steve Goncalves, father of Kaylee Goncalves, opposed the plea agreement in favor of a trial and potential death sentence for his daughter’s killer.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
But in 1981, a rotator cuff injury was a death sentence for a pitcher.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were cleared of allegations of child neglect and abuse in the months before authorities say the teenager was murdered and dismembered by singer D4vd, who now faces a possible death sentence for the slaying.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
However, by the early 2000s, improved HIV treatments meant that HIV was no longer a death sentence, but a manageable chronic condition.
—Casey Pinto, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
But in 1981, a rotator cuff injury was a death sentence for a pitcher.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were cleared of allegations of child neglect and abuse in the months before authorities say the teenager was murdered and dismembered by singer D4vd, who now faces a possible death sentence for the slaying.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
However, by the early 2000s, improved HIV treatments meant that HIV was no longer a death sentence, but a manageable chronic condition.
—Casey Pinto, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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