Death-house definition

Syn. death row.
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The section of a prison containing an execution chamber and the cells in which persons condemned to die are housed in the days just before their execution.
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A holding area in a prison for condemned prisoners in the time immediately prior to execution.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of death-house - deathhouse

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
death-house
Plural:
death houses