convict on death row; criminal condemned to death
A legal term for a prisoner whose death sentence has been finalized. Compare with 死刑囚, which can include those still appealing.
See also: 死刑囚
The number of convicts on death row is increasing year by year.
He is being held in a detention center as a convict on death row.
死刑囚 is a broader term for any death-row inmate, including those whose sentence is not yet finalized. 確定死刑囚 specifically refers to those whose death sentence has been finalized.
Compound of 確定 (finalized, confirmed) and 死刑囚 (death-row inmate).