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death row
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death row  (r)
n.
The part of a prison for housing inmates who have received the death penalty. Also called death house.

death row
Noun
US part of a prison where convicts awaiting execution are imprisoned
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.death row - the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution
cellblock, ward - a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
Translations
death row n to be on death row (US) → estar condenado a muerte
death row [-ˈrəu] n (US) → quartier m des condamnés à mort;
to be on death row → être condamné à la peine de mort
death row [-rəu] (US) nTodestrakt m
death row [-rəu] n (US): to be on death row → essere nel braccio della morte


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violated the rights of 51 Mexicans on death rows in eight states.
To Sister Helen Prejean--author of the book Dead Man Walking, which triggered first a movie and now an opera, but, most importantly, a new national consciousness about the death penalty--to Governor George Ryan of Illinois who suspended the death penalty this past year, to others who followed suit, and to all people on death rows everywhere, merry Christmas.
The exoneration and release of prisoners from death rows in recent years has confirmed that innocent people have been sentenced to die.
 
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