Condemned prisoner is a prisoner sentenced to death (capital punishment) by a competent court of law. The punishment of death is usually implemented after confirmation of sentence by the highest court of the country and finally by the head of the state, in some countries.
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condemned prisoner — index convict Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
condemned — con|demned [ kən demd ] adjective 1. ) a condemned prisoner is waiting to be killed for their crime 2. ) a condemned building is in very bad condition and is going to be destroyed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
condemned — UK [kənˈdemd] / US adjective 1) a condemned prisoner is waiting to be killed for their crime 2) a condemned building is in very bad condition and is going to be destroyed … English dictionary
condemned cell — UK US noun [countable] [singular condemned cell plural condemned cells] in the US, a room for a prisoner who is waiting to be killed Thesaurus: types of prison or detension centrehyponym informal wor … Useful english dictionary
prisoner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ virtual ▪ Without a wheelchair, she is a virtual prisoner in her own home. ▪ political ▪ life (esp. BrE), long term (BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
condemned cell — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms condemned cell : singular condemned cell plural condemned cells in the US, a room for a prisoner who is waiting to be killed … English dictionary
condemned — adj. Condemned is used with these nouns: ↑building, ↑man, ↑prisoner … Collocations dictionary
condemned cell — noun Brit. a cell for a prisoner who is condemned to death … English new terms dictionary
condemned cell — con demned .cell n BrE a room for a prisoner who was going to be punished by death →↑death row … Dictionary of contemporary English
condemned cell — noun (C) BrE a room for a prisoner who was going to be punished by death … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
