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death row

–noun
a row of prison cells for prisoners awaiting execution.

Origin:
1950–55
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death row   (rō)   
n.  The part of a prison for housing inmates who have received the death penalty. Also called death house.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: death row
Function: noun
: a prison area housing inmates sentenced to death —death row adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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