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Meanings of death sentence in English

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The judicially ordered execution of a person as a punishment for a serious crime.

Usage of death sentence in English
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Being free in the Sea was a death sentence all its own.
Sea of Rust
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The maximum penalty for such charges is the death sentence, she said.
Reuters
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That's a death sentence, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told 2GB yesterday morning.
News.com.au
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In 1678, the death sentence was taken away from the church courts.
Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
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But in both cases the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
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Betty Winter read the account of the sensational arrest and death sentence.
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
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Convictions are common, although the death sentence has never been carried out.
Reuters
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At eleven o'clock the Court pronounces in summary form the death sentence.
Under Western Eyes
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But some relatives of his victims opposed him receiving the death sentence.
Reuters
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The death sentence had been pronounced against every son of the Hebrews.
Sermons on Biblical Characters
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Many were previously a death sentence, said Sean Whelan, chief financial officer.
Reuters
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The trial was a short one, and the death sentence was passed.
Life's Little Ironies / A set of tales with some colloquial sket...
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Under Iran's Islamic sharia law, the charge could carry the death sentence.
The Irish Times
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Huong has 15 days in which to appeal against the death sentence.
Reuters
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The death sentence is pronounced and must be carried out without delay.
King of the Jews: A story of Christ's last days on Earth
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New approaches might also make the infection less of a death sentence.
Wired