death sentence
death sentence 死刑判决(→death penalty)
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.]