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单词 death sentence
释义

death sentence

noun

1
: a sentence condemning a convicted defendant to death
2
: an affliction or a situation that is considered to be fatal
also : a prognosis of death

Example Sentences

She received a death sentence for the murders.
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Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

death sentence

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