death sentence

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For many years, the illness was considered a death sentence, with a five-year survival rate of just 25 percent.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Valerie’s quandary seems much plainer in that her show’s success would be a death sentence for entertainment creatives.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

His son said that the 20-year term was effectively a "death sentence" for his father, who is 78 and has faced a series of health problems.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

A federal judge last month threw out the charge that was the basis for the Justice Department to seek a death sentence against Mangione.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

For an enslaved man in Tennessee at that time, a murder conviction would have resulted in a swift death sentence.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis