DEATH SENTENCE


Meaning of DEATH SENTENCE in English

ˈdeath ˌsentence BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . the official punishment of death, ordered by a judge:

He received a death sentence.

Premeditated murder carries (=is punished by) the death sentence.

2 . something such as an illness that makes you sure you will die:

Cancer is no longer a death sentence.

3 . an action or decision that is very harmful to someone or something:

In 1987, the government passed a death sentence on the river by granting permission for the new dam.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.