under sentence of death

成語所屬單字sentence

under sentence of death — 慣用語

1. Having been officially told by a court that one will be executed as punishment f

1.慣用語
釋義

被判處死刑

Having been officially told by a court that one will be executed as punishment for a crime.

例句

The prisoner spent three years on death row under sentence of death before the appeal succeeded.