death sentence

Example Sentences

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“I received a death sentence from the regime,” he said, as calmly as others might say they got a parking ticket.

From Los Angeles Times

Lai's conviction received international condemnation at the time, with rights groups condemning his punishment as "effectively a death sentence" and a symbol of the city's shrivelling press freedoms.

From Barron's

That might not be a death sentence, but it’s pretty crippling.

From Los Angeles Times

Although Indonesia has executed foreigners in the past, it has upheld a temporary halt on the death sentence since 2017.

From BBC

South Korea has an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment -- the last prisoners were executed in 1997 -- with a death sentence effectively banishing Yoon to life behind bars.

From Barron's