death sentence
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US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed two of the four federal charges against the 27 year old, including murder through use of a firearm, which carried the potential death sentence.
From BBC
In the old days, an infection was a death sentence.
From Los Angeles Times
Nobody in my family has ever — and Mike is another great, inspirational example — treated Parkinson’s like a death sentence or like something that you need to walk around in the shadows the whole time.
From Los Angeles Times
But even a lesser punishment could amount to a death sentence for the 78-year-old Mr. Lai, whose health is deteriorating after years in solitary confinement in a cell with the window blocked.
The PFF leader was charged in a military court with treason, which carries the death sentence, as well as illegal possession of a firearm and threatening national security.
From BBC
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