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 state charge could also end in a death sentence, but North Carolina has had a de-facto moratorium on death penalties for nearly 20 years.
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Julia Coin
june 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Going down 3-1 is not a death sentence.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Indonesia last carried out the death sentence in 2016, when one Indonesian and three Nigerians convicted of drug offences were executed by firing squad.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
His lawsuit, filed May 27, alleges his June 1991 death sentence was flawed from the start after nine Black people were kept from serving on the jury.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
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Julia Coin
june 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Going down 3-1 is not a death sentence.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Indonesia last carried out the death sentence in 2016, when one Indonesian and three Nigerians convicted of drug offences were executed by firing squad.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
His lawsuit, filed May 27, alleges his June 1991 death sentence was flawed from the start after nine Black people were kept from serving on the jury.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
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 14 Jun. 2026.
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