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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Like Manson, her death sentence was commuted to life in prison.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
But this imperative frames blindness as a visual death sentence, and turns their trip into a sort of death-row last meal.
—Andrew Leland, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
California has not carried out an execution since 2006, and has had a moratorium on carrying them out since 2019, but the death sentence remains on the books, and prosecutors continue to seek it.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
For most life forms, this would be a death sentence.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
But this imperative frames blindness as a visual death sentence, and turns their trip into a sort of death-row last meal.
—Andrew Leland, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
California has not carried out an execution since 2006, and has had a moratorium on carrying them out since 2019, but the death sentence remains on the books, and prosecutors continue to seek it.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
For most life forms, this would be a death sentence.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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