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death sentence

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A decree that someone be put to death as a punishment for a crime; a sentence of execution.
  2. Anything that spells death.
    figuratively

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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

death slide death slot death spiral death squad death star death stare

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