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death sentence

NOUN
capital punishment
Synonyms
WEAK
death warrant execution extreme penalty judicial murder
NOUN
death penalty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capital punishment
WEAK
death warrant execution judicial execution judicial murder legalized killing

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She described a crowded room, with people coughing, or receiving positive Covid tests, as feeling like a "death sentence" for her daughter.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

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

The 20-year sentence might as well be a death sentence for the 78-year-old newspaper man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

For the first time I fully reckoned with the truth that the conviction, the death sentence, and the heartbreak and devastation of this miscarriage of justice had created permanent injuries.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson