What is another word for death row?

Pronunciation: [dˈɛθ ɹˈə͡ʊ] (IPA)

Death row is a term that is commonly associated with the criminal justice system. It refers to a section of a prison where inmates who have been sentenced to death are housed until their execution. However, there are several synonyms that can be used instead of death row such as the row of death, execution block, gallows, death cell, and the final corner. Each of these synonyms places emphasis on the fact that the prisoners housed in these facilities have been sentenced to death. Regardless of the term used, the purpose remains the same- to keep prisoners who have been found guilty of heinous crimes away from society until their execution.

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What are the hypernyms for Death row?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Death row

  • I'm pro-death penalty, but what I have not seen is anybody that would mock someone on death row.
    Gary Bauer
  • The drink? Yes, I've had tough times in my life, especially the last year, regarding my ex-wife, my kids, I nearly broke my neck, I was on death row with pneumonia.
    Paul Gascoigne
  • Since 1957, black people have experienced double-digit unemployment - in good times and bad times. Look at the population of African Americans in prison. They represent more than half the population of prisoners in the country, 55 percent of those on death row.
    Danny Glover
  • Tough girl I'm almost single, my husband's on death row.
    Coming to America
  • From that point, my universe went on crumbling; new cracks appeared all the time. I could see that the pleasant securities of childhood, all of those warm little human emotions, all of those trivial aims and purposes that we allow to rule our lives, were an illusion. We were like sheep munching grass, unaware that the butcher's lorry is already on its way. I got used to living with a deep, underlying feeling of uncertainty that no one around me seemed to share. It was rather like living on death row.
    Colin Wilson

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