death row

Noun CEFR B2

ˈdɛθ ɹoʊ

Definitions

The section of a prison which houses those inmates who are sentenced to death.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcorredor de la muerte pabellón de los condenados a muerte

Françaiscouloir de la mort

DeutschTodestrakt

7 more languages

Suomikuolemaantuomittu kuolemanjono

Italianobraccio della morte

日本語死刑囚監房

한국어사형수

Portuguêscorredor da morte

Русскийка́мера сме́ртников

Examples

“Reggie Clemons has one last ⟳ chance to save ⟳ his life. After 19 years on death row in Missouri for the murder ⟳ of two young women, he has been granted a final opportunity to persuade ⟳ a judge ⟳ that he should be spared execution by lethal injection.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

death save death seat death sentence death slide death slot death spiral

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