death sentence
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Defendants who commit a capital crime in one county may stand very different chances of getting a death sentence than someone who did the same thing in another county in the same state.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Presidential assent is required before any death sentence is carried out in Nigeria.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
These breakthrough medications converted HIV from a death sentence into a manageable chronic illness, saving millions of lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
It is incurable, with a median life expectancy of 12 to 18 months—in other words, a death sentence.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
“I think I can make it,” says Garrett, the only one who’s had any water in two days, but Alyssa and Jacqui look at me like I just pronounced a death sentence.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
