death row

American  

noun

• death rows
  plural

1. a row of prison cells for prisoners awaiting execution.

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death row British  

noun

1. the part of a prison where those sentenced to death are confined

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• death rows
  plural

Etymology

Origin of death row

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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death row

Yousaf insisted he had an "unavoidable" engagement about a death row prisoner in Pakistan, adding: "I support equal marriage. I supported it then, support it now."

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Before leaving office, former president Joe Biden gave clemency to 37 of the 40 federal death row prisoners.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

The long, arduous path to freedom for a man on death row is dramatized in “The Fear of 13,” a modestly affecting but plodding documentary-based play first seen at London’s prestigious Donmar Warehouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

In 1995, Penn was lured back to the screen by friend Tim Robbins, earning his first Oscar nomination for the death row tale "Dead Man Walking."

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

Henry is no longer on Georgia's death row.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson