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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Any death sentence receives automatic review by the Utah Supreme Court.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Securing a death sentence in Utah requires a unanimous jury decision, which can be difficult to achieve.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
In a message written in Hebrew and addressed to the Israeli military and leadership, Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said that Netanyahu had effectively issued a death sentence for the hostages.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Securing a death sentence in Utah requires a unanimous jury decision, which can be difficult to achieve.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
In a message written in Hebrew and addressed to the Israeli military and leadership, Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said that Netanyahu had effectively issued a death sentence for the hostages.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 11 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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