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death sentence

noun

  1. a sentence condemning a convicted felon to execution by the state.



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For any lawyer, this is a professional death sentence.

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But Glossip got a death sentence.

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Last week, he changed his tune and announced that the state would retry Glossip for murder but not seek a new death sentence.

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Indonesia hands out severe punishments for drug smuggling and has previously executed foreigners, but has upheld a temporary halt on the death sentence since 2017.

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"This is a death penalty-eligible case," she said on Thursday, adding that it is too early to say whether prosecutors will decide to seek a death sentence.

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