death sentence
Example Sentences
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The Canadian official requested anonymity in confirming the decision by China's highest court to overturn Schellenberg's death sentence.
From Barron's
China has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian official told AFP Friday, in a possible sign of a diplomatic thaw as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to boost trade ties with Beijing.
From Barron's
A federal judge last month threw out the charge that was the basis for the Justice Department to seek a death sentence against Mangione.
US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed two of the four federal charges against the 27 year old, including murder through use of a firearm, which carried the potential death sentence.
From BBC
In the old days, an infection was a death sentence.
From Los Angeles Times
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