death row
noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death
—usually used with on
prisoners waiting on death row
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But the victim’s boyfriend, Elijah, is on death row for her murder, and Mel feels a responsibility to try to clear his name.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
The state prison campus south of Boise encompasses six of those facilities, including the state’s maximum security prison that houses prisoners on death row.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Mar. 2025
The Arkansas Department of Corrections currently lists 25 inmates on its death row.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
On death row, Mahdi stabbed a guard and struck another worker with a concrete block.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
The state prison campus south of Boise encompasses six of those facilities, including the state’s maximum security prison that houses prisoners on death row.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Mar. 2025
The Arkansas Department of Corrections currently lists 25 inmates on its death row.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
On death row, Mahdi stabbed a guard and struck another worker with a concrete block.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for death row
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“Death row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20row. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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