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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Most of this ultimately falls on Terry Pegula, and sure, a bad owner is usually a death sentence for a fan base’s hopes.
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Tanzi never faced extradition for Holder's killing because of his death sentence for Acosta's murder.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Methods were then expanded to include ones authorized by the state in which the federal death sentence was imposed.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Over the past 50 years, medical and public health advances have led to the eradication of smallpox globally and the elimination of polio in the U.S. HIV/AIDS, once a death sentence, is now a disease that can be managed with medication.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Tanzi never faced extradition for Holder's killing because of his death sentence for Acosta's murder.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Methods were then expanded to include ones authorized by the state in which the federal death sentence was imposed.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Over the past 50 years, medical and public health advances have led to the eradication of smallpox globally and the elimination of polio in the U.S. HIV/AIDS, once a death sentence, is now a disease that can be managed with medication.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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