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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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“A data center should not be a potential death sentence for a community’s health,” NAACP’s Director of Environmental and Climate Justice Abre’ Conner said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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

Lai's conviction received international condemnation at the time, with rights groups condemning his punishment as "effectively a death sentence" and a symbol of the city's shrivelling press freedoms.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

“In short, the boy has had a death sentence pronounced upon him as surely as I have,” said Dumbledore.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling