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

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Etymology

Origin of death row

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

death row

Four years later, Jon Corzine commuted the sentences of the eight people on New Jersey’s death row.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

He said the decision to issue a blanket commutation for all death row inmates came down to not differentiating among those affected by heinous acts.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Newsom said 382 people on death row had more than one conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

After 25 years on death row, the justice system finally realized it had made a terrible error in his conviction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Walter was not the first person to be released from death row after being proved innocent.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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