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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In a number of appeals brought before state and federal appellate courts since, Underwood’s attorneys have argued his death sentence was the result of numerous trial errors ranging from ineffective assistance of counsel to improper jury instruction and selection.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, the 68-year-old lost her appeal against the death sentence for masterminding one of the biggest frauds in global history, in which billions vanished from Vietnam’s financial system.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
In a 62-page ruling that was signed on Oct. 16, 2024, and reviewed by ABC News, Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson recommended that Lucio’s conviction and death sentence be overturned in the 2007 death of her daughter Mariah.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Upholding the death sentence this week, the appeal court’s judges said Lan’s crimes caused grave consequences, and there are no mitigating circumstances to reduce her sentence, VnExpress International reported.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, the 68-year-old lost her appeal against the death sentence for masterminding one of the biggest frauds in global history, in which billions vanished from Vietnam’s financial system.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
In a 62-page ruling that was signed on Oct. 16, 2024, and reviewed by ABC News, Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson recommended that Lucio’s conviction and death sentence be overturned in the 2007 death of her daughter Mariah.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Upholding the death sentence this week, the appeal court’s judges said Lan’s crimes caused grave consequences, and there are no mitigating circumstances to reduce her sentence, VnExpress International reported.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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