death sentence

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It specified 10 aggravating factors, the presence of which would allow a jury to return a death sentence in the belief that such “guided discretion” would pass constitutional muster.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

But in 1981, a rotator cuff injury was a death sentence for a pitcher.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

"I had no understanding of what that meant, I thought it was potentially a death sentence."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“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

Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. representative at the U.N., wrote a letter saying that his government would do everything it could to prevent a death sentence.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela