Definition

1. Noun:
   • Death row inmate / condemned prisoner: A person who has been legally sentenced to death by a court and is awaiting execution.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tử tù đang chờ ngày thi hành án. (The death row inmate is awaiting the execution date.)
  • Phiên tòa đã tuyên án và hắn trở thành một tử tù. (The court pronounced the sentence and he became a condemned prisoner.)

Advanced Usage

• The term specifically denotes a prisoner whose death sentence is final and who is in the custody of the state pending execution. It is a formal and legal term.

Variants and Related Words

• Án tử hình (n): death penalty, death sentence.

  • Bị cáo phải đối mặt với án tử hình. (The defendant faces the death penalty.)

• Tử hình (v): to execute.

  • Tòa án đã ra lệnh tử hình phạm nhân. (The court ordered the execution of the convict.)

Synonyms

• Condemned prisoner.
• Death row convict.
• Person sentenced to death.

Related Idioms

• Vào ngục tử tù: to be imprisoned as a death row inmate (literally: to enter death row prison).
  • Sau bản án, hắn phải vào ngục tử tù. (After the verdict, he had to enter death row prison.)