Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death sentence

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: death sen-tence
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decree that someone be put to death as a punishment for a crime; a sentence of execution.

noun

Anything that spells death.

Example Sentences

"Tyrion’s tears contain the symbolic weight of his whole life; he wouldn’t be here if not for Jaime, as he admits, and his last hope is to give the man who risked everything to help him survive the same chance. Tyrion knows it’s a death sentence from Daenerys to betray her in this way, but he no longer cares."
"Comrades, here and now I pronounce the death sentence upon Snowball."
"Having the Huntington's gene is a death sentence."

Inflected Forms

death sentences (plural)

Phrases

anally inflicted death sentence death penalty

Frequently Paired Words

death penalty

Questions

What does death sentence mean?: A decree that someone be put to death as a punishment for a crime; a sentence of execution.

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