death sentence

A sentence that imposes the death penalty. See Model Penal Code § 210.6.

— Also termed judgment of blood. See DEATH PENALTY. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1610, 1787. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1529–1532, 1534–1538, 1541–1543, 1606–1608.]

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