sentence to death
Frequency: 6.82.5 per million words
to state in a court of law that someone will receive capital punishment
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Examples (10)
- The judge decided to sentence him to death for his heinous crimes.
- After a lengthy trial, the defendant was sentenced to death.
- If the evidence is conclusive, they might sentence him to death.
- The jury struggled with the decision to sentence her to death.
- Many human rights organizations oppose the practice of sentencing people to death.
- He was sentenced to death in absentia, a controversial verdict.
- Even after being sentenced to death, he maintained his innocence.
- The appeal court overturned the decision to sentence the young man to death.
- Countries that still sentence individuals to death face international criticism.
- The maximum penalty for that offense is to be sentenced to death.