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death sentence

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death sentence noun
plural death sentences
death sentence
noun
plural death sentences
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEATH SENTENCE
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: the decision by a court of law that the punishment for someone's crime will be death
: something (such as a disease) that is sure to cause death usually singular
: an act or event that ends something permanently usually singular