死刑囚
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Meanings
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death-row inmate; condemned prisoner
Refers to a person who has been sentenced to death and is awaiting execution. A formal legal term, but also used in news and general contexts.
The death-row inmate had been seeking a retrial for many years.
Debate continues over the treatment of condemned prisoners.
Usage patterns
- 死刑囚を処刑するto execute a death-row inmate
The death-row inmate is scheduled to be executed next month.
- 死刑囚として収容されるto be held/detained as a death-row inmate
He is being held in a detention center as a death-row inmate.
- 死刑囚の刑が確定するa death-row inmate's sentence becomes final/finalized
Ten years have passed since the death-row inmate's sentence became final.