death sentence

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Presidential assent is required before any death sentence is carried out in Nigeria.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Kavanaugh’s opinion is quite narrow; it merely identifies a procedural Batson violation and does not by itself invalidate Terry Pitchford’s death sentence.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

“A data center should not be a potential death sentence for a community’s health,” NAACP’s Director of Environmental and Climate Justice Abre’ Conner said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“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 • Mar. 7, 2026

If you didn’t have a death sentence, he decided, then prison was, at best, only a temporary reprieve from life, for two reasons.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman