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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His death sentence was later commuted to life in prison without the possibility of release after the death sentence was abolished in Connecticut.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
The matter has since been in the courts and last week a federal appeals panel ruled that Austin was within his rights to reject the deal, meaning that the possibility of a death sentence has now been restored.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Some argue that nothing short of a death sentence would bring resolution for the survivors, even if appeals over the defendants’ torture by the C.I.A. ultimately avert an execution.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
Attorneys filed a clemency petition to Lee arguing for the death sentence to be commuted to life without parole.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
The matter has since been in the courts and last week a federal appeals panel ruled that Austin was within his rights to reject the deal, meaning that the possibility of a death sentence has now been restored.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Some argue that nothing short of a death sentence would bring resolution for the survivors, even if appeals over the defendants’ torture by the C.I.A. ultimately avert an execution.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
Attorneys filed a clemency petition to Lee arguing for the death sentence to be commuted to life without parole.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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