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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State of play: Rather than fight his death sentence, Aaron Gunches has repeatedly advocated for his own execution.
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Jeremy Duda, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
In 2021, the courts overturned Eddie Lee Howard’s murder conviction and death sentence after noting the absence of bite marks in the autopsy photos — and the presence of another man’s DNA on the murder weapon — despite West’s 1994 testimony connecting bite marks to Howard.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
He was sentenced to death in October 1971, but his death sentence was reduced to life in prison.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Two days later, Chad filed to appeal both his conviction and his death sentence, which the East Idaho News reported can take several years.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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Jeremy Duda, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
In 2021, the courts overturned Eddie Lee Howard’s murder conviction and death sentence after noting the absence of bite marks in the autopsy photos — and the presence of another man’s DNA on the murder weapon — despite West’s 1994 testimony connecting bite marks to Howard.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
He was sentenced to death in October 1971, but his death sentence was reduced to life in prison.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Two days later, Chad filed to appeal both his conviction and his death sentence, which the East Idaho News reported can take several years.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 8 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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