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Meaning of "death sentence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEATH SENTENCE

death sentence  [dɛθ ˈsɛntəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEATH SENTENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Death sentence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEATH SENTENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Capital punishment

Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. The judicial decree that someone be punished in this manner is a death sentence, while the actual enforcement is an execution. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offenses. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally "regarding the head". Capital punishment has, in the past, been practiced by most societies, as a punishment for criminals, and political or religious dissidents. Historically, the carrying out of the death sentence was often accompanied by torture, and executions were most often public. Currently 58 nations actively practice capital punishment, 98 countries have abolished it de jure for all crimes, 7 have abolished it for ordinary crimes only, and 35 have abolished it de facto. Amnesty International considers most countries abolitionist; overall, the organisation considers 140 countries to be abolitionist in law or practice. About 90% of all executions in the world take place in Asia.

Definition of death sentence in the English dictionary

The definition of death sentence in the dictionary is a sentence of capital punishment. Other definition of death sentence is something that leads inevitably to death.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEATH SENTENCE


acceptance
əkˈsɛptəns
acquaintance
əˈkweɪntəns
assistance
əˈsɪstəns
distance
ˈdɪstəns
existence
ɪɡˈzɪstəns
importance
ɪmˈpɔːtəns
instance
ˈɪnstəns
mid-sentence
ˌmɪdˈsentəns
nonsentence
ˌnɒnˈsentəns
preacquaintance
ˌpriːəˈkweɪntəns
presentence
priːˈsentəns
reacquaintance
ˌriːəˈkweɪntəns
repentance
rɪˈpɛntəns
resentence
riːˈsentəns
resistance
rɪˈzɪstəns
sentence
ˈsɛntəns
subsentence
ˈsʌbˌsɛntəns
substance
ˈsʌbstəns
unacquaintance
ˌʌnəˈkweɪntəns
unrepentance
ˌʌnrɪˈpɛntəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEATH SENTENCE

death mask
death metal
death notice
death penalty
death rate
death rattle
death ray
death roll
death row
death seat
death squad
death tax
death threat
death throes
death toll
death tourist
death trap
Death Valley
death warrant
death wish

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEATH SENTENCE

at your convenience
coexistence
complex sentence
custodial sentence
impotence
inadvertence
incompetence
inexistence
insistence
jail sentence
life sentence
omnipotence
persistence
potence
pretence
prison sentence
simple sentence
struggle for existence
subsistence
suspended sentence
topic sentence

Synonyms and antonyms of death sentence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «death sentence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEATH SENTENCE

Find out the translation of death sentence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of death sentence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «death sentence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死刑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

condena a muerte
570 millions of speakers

English

death sentence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौत की सजा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

عقوبة الإعدام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смертный приговор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sentença de morte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত্যুদণ্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

condamnation à mort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

hukuman mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Todesurteil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死刑宣告
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사형 선고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ukara pati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

án tử hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரண தண்டனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाशीची शिक्षा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölüm cezası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

condanna a morte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyrok śmierci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смертний вирок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

condamnare la moarte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θανατική ποινή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doodsvonnis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödsdom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dødsdom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of death sentence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH SENTENCE»

The term «death sentence» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH SENTENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «death sentence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «death sentence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about death sentence

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7 QUOTES WITH «DEATH SENTENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word death sentence.
1
Jean Baudrillard
Deep down, no one really believes they have a right to live. But this death sentence generally stays tucked away, hidden beneath the difficulty of living. If that difficulty is removed from time to time, death is suddenly there, unintelligibly.
2
Laura Linney
I think the way we talk about cancer has really evolved. I remember the way my grandmother used to talk about it, like a death sentence, no-one would even mention the word.
3
Hayao Miyazaki
Sometimes I test myself saying, 'If I get a death sentence if I don't make this movie, would I still make this movie?'
4
Jai Rodriguez
My mother thought me being gay was a death sentence.
5
Julius Rosenberg
This death sentence is not surprising. It had to be.
6
Julius Streicher
There must be a punitive expedition against the Jews in Russia, a punitive expedition which will expect: death sentence and execution. Then the world will see the end of the Jews is also the end of Bolshevism.
7
Byron White
The risk of racial prejudice infecting a capital sentencing proceeding is especially serious in light of the complete finality of the death sentence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEATH SENTENCE»

Discover the use of death sentence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to death sentence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Death Sentence
After his failed attempt to escape from Furnace, Alex struggles to survive in the bloody labratories beneath the jail where monsters are manufactured, in this third book in the series.
Alexander Gordon Smith, 2012
2
Death Sentence: The Decay of Public Language
Don Watson can bear it no longer. In Death Sentence, part diatribe, part cool reflection on the state of Australia's public language, he takes a blowtorch to the words - and their users - who kill joy, imagination and clarity.
Don Watson, 2011
3
Death Sentence
Written by Garfield as “penance” for the success of the grisly film adaptation of Death Wish, this sequel shows that when a decent man relies on violence to settle scores, murder becomes addictive.
Brian Garfield, 2012
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Death sentence: the true story of Velma Barfield's life, ...
Describes how Velma Barfield poisoned a string of victims with arsenic, was convicted, and in 1984 became the first woman in the U.S. to be executed by lethal injection
Jerry Bledsoe, 1999
5
Death sentence: the inside story of the John List murders
Chronicles the John List murder case, from the murder of the List family in 1971, through John's disappearance and extended underground life, to his capture and recent trial
Joe Sharkey, 1990
6
Death sentence
This long awaited reprint of a book about which John Hollander wrote: 'A masterful version of one of the most remarkable novels in any language since World War II, ' is the story of the narrator's relations with two women, one terminally ...
Maurice Blanchot, Lydia Davis, 1998
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Death Sentence
But now someone is copying his crimes. For Frank what once seemed a clever, intriguing plot twist, has suddenly become a terrifying, blood-spattered reality. In the novel, a redhead who was scared of water is drowned.
Mikkel Birkegaard, 2011
8
Escape from Furnace 3: Death Sentence
In order to escape them, I must become one of them.
Alexander Gordon Smith, 2010
9
His Death Sentence
Nobody is able to save her it seems, not even herself can do the impossible. Murder, mystery, and sadistically twisted shadows haunt page after page, lurking deep within the book spilling blood ready to capture the reader's heart.
Tabitha Greer, 2011
10
Death Sentences: How Cliches, Weasel Words and ...
Citing the disturbing overuse of buzzwords and clichs in the business world and political arena, an analysis of the consequences of ineffective terminology invites readers to resist rhetoric and desensitizing verbiage while returning to ...
Don Watson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEATH SENTENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term death sentence is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Death sentence' for allotment cockerels
Donna said: “This is a death sentence for the birds and a very unfair ... have decided to impose an effective death sentence on these cockerels. «New Post Leader, Jul 15»
2
Iraq Court to Execute 24 Over Camp Speicher Massacre Near Tikrit
"Today the Iraqi central criminal court issued a death sentence against 24 people convicted of the Speicher massacre," said Abdul-Sattar ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
3
Yakub Memon moves curative petition in SC against death sentence
MUMBAI: In April, the Supreme Court had shut all doors for Yakub Memon in his fight against the noose. A month ago, he however, moved the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Prosecution pushes for confirmation of death sentence for Kalamboli …
Special public prosecutor Rohini Salian on Monday sought confirmation of punishment of a man who was sent to the gallows in 2013 for raping ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Verdict of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury's appeal against death
The verdict of an appeal by BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury against his death sentence for war crimes will be given on Jul 29. «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
6
Death Sentence? Malaysia nabs 5 Nigerian students for N125.2m …
Five Nigerian students have been arrested by the Malaysian authorities for allegedly participating in an internet fraud amounting to N125.2 ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
Boston bomber begins appeal against death sentence
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spoke in court for the first time last month saying: "I am guilty. I did do it." The man sentenced to death for the 2013 Boston ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
8
Pomeranian given 'death sentence' in consent form mix-up
The owner of a Pomeranian dog with breathing problems mistakenly signed a form agreeing to it being put down. Linda Winson and her family ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
9
Court reveals details behind Morsi's death sentence verdict
This is the first death sentence for the former president, who was ousted by the armed forces in July 2013. The revealed details behind the ... «Daily News Egypt, Jul 15»
10
Nigeria: Rights Bodies Seek Justice for Nine Sentenced to Death for …
Our concerns include the following: We are appalled that a death sentence should be considered a legally enforceable punishment in any ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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