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death sentence

noun as in capital punishment

noun as in death penalty

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On Tuesday, the 68-year-old will hear the verdict in her appeal against the death sentence handed down on her in April for masterminding the world’s biggest bank fraud.

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He was sentenced to six years and three months in prison in July 2023, after avoiding a death sentence due to a Supreme Court ruling.

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His death sentence was overturned in June and he was released from prison on Sunday "after serving his sentence" of a year for propaganda against the state, Iran’s judiciary-run Mizan news agency reported.

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“I didn’t really understand that a diagnosis at the age of 11 could mean a death sentence at the age of 46,” Delvo said.

Swidan had been facing a death sentence on drug charges while Li and Leung were imprisoned on espionage charges.

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