death row

R0222700 (rō)n. The part of a prison for housing inmates who have received the death penalty. Also called death house.

death row

death house

n (Social Welfare) US the part of a prison where those sentenced to death are confined

death′ row′

n. prison cells for inmates awaiting execution. [1950–55]

Thesaurus

Noun

death row - the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await executiondeath housecellblock, ward - a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

Translations

Death Row

The section of some prisons which houses convicted criminals awaiting execution

death row

n. nick-name for that portion of a prison in which prisoners are housed who are under death sentences and are awaiting appeals and/or potential execution. (See: death penalty, capital punishment)

AcronymsSeeDR

death row

noun

Synonyms for death row

noun the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution

Synonyms

death house

Related Words

cellblock
ward

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